German documentary about Meghan

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www.skynews.com.au/lifestyle/celebrity-life/every-detail-will-be-checked-bombshell-meghan-markle-documentary-delayed-while-producers-seek-legal-advice/news-story/e56d56d3e60f37af6a31da01b455f0b2?amp

I have seen several newspapers referring to this German documentary. It's the first I've heard of it.

Poor love. Should have been given 10mil.

This is money from the Queen Mother. She left Harry more than William but there is speculation that Anne ( Trustee) is not happy that he is to receive this.

I think it'll probably always be unconfirmed. It's amazing that QEQM had so much money to leave given that she was very extravagant and, I think, lived beyond her means so the Queen had to pay off her overdraft after she'd died. Presumably her other great-grandchildren were left money as well. In addition to the 8 great-grandchildren she'll had through the Queen (although I think at least one - James - was born after she died), she'd have more through Margaret (although I'm not sure of the timing of their births).

Yes, I imagine if they’d announced plans to spend time in America as non-working royals from the outset (rather than accepting that royal Dukedom under false pretences and then adopting the Prince/Princess styling for their kids) and if they’d maintained cordial relations with William and Kate, they’d probably have everything they wanted now: a place in California, a house in the U.K., invites to all the blue ribbon events, and the kudos and connections to attract A list contacts in the States.

They played their hand so badly.

Yes, I can easily picture what you've just described @Wellieswithsocks. And Harry would have been a lot happier which would probably have made the rest of their family happier.

LOL!! I do know some interesting skeletons from friends' cupboards though, just not those!

That won't last them long.

@Hughs - If it ends up being Princess Anne vs Harry - I know who my money is on.😁 That trust must be tightly drawn up , surely/

Yes, if it’s tied up in a trust & Anne’s in charge of it he may well have a problem on his hands.

@Not2identifying Great Post!

I'm not a fan of Harry's at all, but I thought Meghan might have potential. A few tweaks even if she faked it, she could have had it all. Being an actor, I did believe she could pull it off.

I have to say though as an actor on a cable show, the show will be produced in the most tax efficient place so generally not LA. I don't believe Toronto was where she really wanted to be, marrying Harry has given her the chance to live in the LA environs.

Edited to make more sense, maybe

Yes @Wellieswithsocks
I think you're right, if they'd gone to America with a positive mindset, kept their whingeing to themselves and maintained their relationship with the RF, I think they would be far more popular now here and in the USA. They really didn't think things through.

When I look at Meghan, I see an A-list celebrity wanna-be who is representive of a certain section of celebrity culture rather than Californian culture.

BTW, California is burning. People are more concerned about their lives and that if wildlife than H & M.

https://www.nytimes.com/2024/07/30/climate/park-fire-california-heat.html

Now his sources are trying to drag William into the farce…

https://pagesix.com/2024/07/31/royal-family/prince-william-and-prince-harrys-falling-out-is-not-irreparable-report/

Smacks of desperation- I think they are running out of money

It really is bullying on such a scale by Harry. Push push and not accepting the boundaries set by other people. And he is starting to see that William will be in charge of the purse strings in the not too distant future. I’d almost feel sorry for H&M if they hadn’t brought this on themselves.

According to that article a royal insider told the magazine that the only way for them to reconcile was for King Charles to give Harry the security clearance he wants so desperately. Note, wants.

Would Meghan be classed as a royal insider for the purposes of this article?

'Would Meghan be classed as a royal insider for the purposes of this article?'

What a good question. I bet Meghan would like to think of herself as a 'Royal Insider'.

Hmmm…

As it's a non-standard use of the term "security clearance" (been in use in British English for decades in a totally different way), then yes it's possible/likely that it comes from a non-British source and one who hasn't understood the RAVEC proceedings to date.

According to that article a royal insider told the magazine that the only way for them to reconcile was for King Charles to give Harry the security clearance he wants so desperately. Note, wants.

This is annoying because they must know by now that Charles has zero authority when it comes to assessing Harry's security needs. So this is just about creating a false narrative where Charles is putting his own son in danger. Lying, basically, to cast themselves as victims yet again.

Plus the security argument is even weaker now that they have announced they're going to Colombia, of all places. Meghan won't come to London because it's too dangerous, but they'll go to Colombia? Do me a favour.

I wonder if this latest PR push around security and H giving up his lawsuits is part of a change of direction. They realise they're not gonna win, so they're shifting from legal pressure on the government instrument (RAVEC) to moral pressure on Charles to cough up privately.

Recently released accounts show W with an annual income of £30m. Daddy must get more, so just 10% of that would do.

Yea. Emotional blackmail. Classy 🙄

Imagine the monarch paying money to Harry for Harry to continually publicly slag him off, it’s not like they could have a private deal as it’s pretty clear there’s no privacy or trust.

And also a way to argue in the public domain that it is all Charles's fault. "All he had to do was support us..."

Charles funding Harry's security doesn't sit very well with Harry's declaration of financial independence. Surely it looks a bit pathetic to accept money from the supposedly racist institution they had to escape from, and really highlights their inability, as middle-aged people, to support themselves. Even if he could, why should Charles provide security for a non-working royal who courts publicity, winds up the Taliban and organises faux royal tours to dangerous countries?

Maybe they are hoping for a deal - pay for our security and we'll shut up about the RF, but Charles would be mad to fall for that, nobody's interested in their whingeing about the RF any more anyway. Plus he would be very unwise to trust them.

Harry himself said he told Meghan “ they” would never remove their security . He obviously didn’t/ doesn’t understand how RAVEC operates .