Nigeria?

[MaturingCheeseball]

Can this be true? That Harry and Meghan are off on a “royal” trip to Nigeria? What’s the game now? My head is spinning!

I'm looking forward to the Sussex Royal Nigerian Tour. Is anyone selling souvenirs?

'What is utterly bizarre? They have been invited to visit and they decided to accept the invitation. Seems like a normal thing to do. They are going as private citizens.'

Harry is worried about coming to the UK because of security issues. Harry and Meghan have chosen to visit Nigeria, a country for which the FCO had issued a travel warning, the US govt had issued a travel warning. So have Canada, Australia, NZ etc etc. Rates of violent crime are high, kidnapping, armed robberies, car jacking.

Assuming the Nigerian govt will be throwing everything at the visit security wise, but is Nigeria really a safe place for hundreds of people with disabilities to travel to if the Invictus Games are staged there.

It also appears Megan's feminist principles have been hoicked out of the window, allowing her to visit a country where misogyny is rife and LGB people are persecuted.

They're a pair of useful idiots.

they're a pair of useful idiots
In a nutshell, @Gorgonemilezola .

Useful idiots indeed. Being played like a fiddle.

Much spouted feminist and humanitarian principles flying out the window is what’s bizarre.

Still, they’ve got the treble. They were good at talking the talk about online bullying as well.

And yes folk should be ashamed that racism is still happening.

But away you go with your sweeping ‘we should be ashamed’. Only racists need be ashamed. Dont include me and others here with your ‘we’.

And this idiot pair with more sweeping allegations and allusions and subsequent weak explanation/excuses has not helped matters.

Especially when it is explained away by a proven racist.

They have arrived . On a BA flight !

AnnieSF · Yesterday 22:45
IsoldeWagner · Yesterday 19:26

I think part of this problem is that many of their supporters are from the USA and see her as a sister hence the support regardless of anything else. Racism in the USA was as we all know institutionalised and it was not that long ago. In the UK we have never had that and your average person is not focused on race in the same way.

I think this is an important point. While the UK may not be perfect (but blimey, it's better than, say France or some other European countries), I think it's wrong to lump us in the same category as the US, where, as you say, racism was/is of a totally different order - yes, it was institutionalised in a way it never was in the UK. The segregation in the southern states amounted to apartheid-lite, and those areas are still notorious for it.

I'm not denying that some sections of the press behaved appallingly towards Meghan regarding race (just as they did towards Catherine on grounds of class and Fergie on her weight etc etc - they are just bullies - who knew?). But I just don't believe the RF did. In fact they were delighted with the opportunity to diversify and modernise that a new family member of mixed race gave them. The BLM movement had started in the US just at the time M and H were starting their 'royal' lives, with the eyes of the world - and especially America - on them.

For someone with her own agenda (returning to the States to exploit her new 'royal' status, but on her own terms), the allegations of racism from the family were an easy route to take. But the damage done has been immense and, despite H & M's retractions, I think they behaved irresponsibly and cruelly, considering the age of Harry's grandparents at the time.

It’s also quite funny because the Daily Mail came up with 7 options on that graphic but none of them were correct…looks like they didn’t consider Abuja, the overnight LHR-ABV was the obvious one for Harry given his engagements in London.

I think Harry could have married just about any poc in the world - including males - and they would have worked out better than Meghan. She is a difficult person full stop. Racism sort of worked in her favour, as the rf were reluctant to tell Harry to dump her (or at least wait) for fear of being accused of prejudice. Kate and William had her number and that has resulted in a campaign against them.

I just keep thinking that the jet lag must be a killer. Harry can hardly have recovered from the flight from LA.

I can’t see any mention of them having arrived.

Here you are
https://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-13402999/amp/Prince-Harry-Meghan-Markle-arrive-Nigeria-tour-whistlestop-UK-visit-royal-couple-visit-countrys-military-headquarters-promote-Invictus-Games.html

think there's a narrative that some people cling on to, including pp, namely:-
That Meghan didn't succeed in the UK because she's a person of colour. The fact that other poc succeed, and frequently do very well, is therefore something that they find hard to accept, because it means there's a problem with Meghan. They can't blame racism

Ive been saying this for many years on these threads now, its not about her being half black , it’s her fathers <very white> trashy family .
You have this loud , trashy sister and brother and an unstable father talking 24/7 about their sister/daughter marrying into the royal family ,
the Tabloids couldn’t help themselves , they hit the jackpot with this side of the family .

as far as I’m aware main Tabloids have not published one bad thing about Doria or her family.

"On arrival in Nigeria just before 5am today, other travellers were held back while the couple were escorted off and they exchanged smiles with cabin crew as they left."

But did any of the crew kneel down and thank them for their service or whatever before they left the cabin?

😂😂

So cheesey !! 🤣🤣🤣

The flight was delayed because the pilot called out and they had to get a replacement. Pilot #1 probably was afraid that he would be expected to kneel and thank her for her service.

Well as far as Harry goes don’t forget he’s had two or three days/nights to acclimatize West Coast to UK in a nice hotel in London. The overnight LHR Abuja shouldn’t be too bad as a passenger in First Class, due the nice seats and nil time change, I’m sure he’ll do OK.

FWIW I’m pretty sure crew members could be rostered to do exactly same combination of flights as Harry as done without the benefit of sleeping in First Class or the VIP handling in the UK…

OTOH I bet Megan is feeling a bit upside down this AM, US West Coast- shortish UK transit - Abuja would hurt a bit.

Yes exactly. Trailer trash half siblings and a father with substance abuse issues .

I really don’t understand the point of the trip. Is Nigeria seriously being considered as a country to host the next Invictus games? Why on earth would it be the preferred choice given all the security issues?

@VelcroCat They’ve got to keep coming up with places for their royal tours - no doubt we shall see them popping up in various Empire 2 dominions…

They are going as private citizens.

Either they are going as private citizens, or Harry is going to promote Invictus. It can't be both. If you're representing an organisation or an institution, you are not there in a private capacity.

If it is a private visit, why have we been told about it? No-one needed to know anything about it.

Still, now they're there, they can carry on in private and we won't be hearing anything more about it, or seeing any photos.

Well yes indeed.

Not keen on Meghan's frock, backless, full length and awful salmon colour.
Harry spouting his normal clap trap about mental health ( yawn)