Hollywood Reporter - Meghan and Harry

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Why Hollywood Keeps Quitting on Prince Harry and Meghan Markle (hollywoodreporter.com)

Why’d they all leave? What explains the churn? “Everyone’s terrified of Meghan,” claims a source close to the couple. “She belittles people, she doesn’t take advice. They’re both poor decision-makers, they change their minds frequently. Harry is a very, very charming person — no airs at all — but he’s very much an enabler. And she’s just terrible.”

Oh I think the RF have been clever using that particular cut off picture for their birthday greeting. The rabbit hole has been deep dived, and it's from a trip to Ireland where Meghan was treating Harry particularly obnoxiously, and where she reacted to this child in a way unbecoming of someone who purports to love children.

https://www.youtube.com/shorts/yIioYHvcUMI

Everyone has a price. King Charles is rich beyond measure - what's a few hundred million dollars to him?

Even if it came to a payout being needed I'm not sure why Meghan would be worth that kind of money, @twilightcafe. It's been said (though not confirmed) that even Diana only got £17 million plus £400k a year, and she was the mother of the future king

Probably she could do a good hatchet job on Harry, who from the institution's POV doesn't matter much anyway, but I doubt she could do the same with senior members. For a start I expect they were very careful around her from the beginning, and even if she dredged up a few imaginary "facts" who'd believe her now anyway?

"Publish and be damned" with silence to follow comes to mind - after all they've done the same with Harry and that's working well enough for them so far

Gosh I just don't see someone who is happy, relaxed and fun in that video.
Confident, yes. Ultra confident.
But I see her mocking the interviewer, embarrassing him, telling him off, belittling him, fake smiling, fake laughing, demanding his 100% eye contact, and her smile instantly drops the nano second they stop the interview. A real genuine smile lingers afterwards.
I watched that video and thought she was bolshy and fake and condescending.
And nauseating when he gave her a compliment.
I would run a mile if I was stuck at an event talking to that Meghan.

God that’s awful! She doesn’t even look at the child.

It’s like watching a completely different person. Chilling. I think she comes across as condescending, brittle and fake . Chilling.

Perfect example of non verbal communication here saying way more. I note the quick side eye to the child (or the parent) in annoyance. The side step away. Jaw clenched. She also turns her head away from the child, the message is clear, she doesn’t want to engage. The poor child is just desperately trying to get her attention.
As you say, very unbecoming for someone who purports to love children.

I think the father of that kid is so out of order, why would you allow your kid to poke and push a stranger, I don't blame Meghan for being irritated.

King Charles won't be giving Meghan a penny in a divorce settlement. Why would he ?
He'd probably fund Harry's shit hot lawyers on the other hand.

You have a really good point but there wouldn’t have been any harm in just acknowledging the child, saying a quick hello and moving on. It’s what most caring people would have done. She’s not doing her shopping in Tesco, she’s on a Royal visit.

This is similar to how I saw it as well.

Yes, I agree and I suspect he will endlessly fund and indulge Harry if he does divorce, even if it’s done behind closed doors.

If the sexes were reversed he'd be in court for coercive behaviour. She's an absolute witch. Fallen out with 3 families and alienated him from his. He's a weak man. I thought they were off to be out of the limelight?

We used to have a horse and cart. We'd compete at Royal Windsor Horse Show. Spoke with most of the Royals and they're all funny and polite. Not sure what someone's personality at one time has to do with how they behave recently. He's clearly shown his character in his despicable actions when both the Queen and Prince Philip were gravely ill.

Yeah but as grown ups we know how to deal with that, right. It made me wonder if she is maybe neuro diverse, the way she’s sort of shirking away, not able to make eye contact. It was unusual. Most grown ups would simply turn round and say hi there, smile, take her hand and address the kid.

it was similar when she mistreated the woman in Africa who was trying to tell her her story and Megan jush wanted to play with the babies. It’s like if she’s not rehearsed it she doesn’t know how to deal with it. She singularly focuses on doing what she set out to do and is very uncomfortable with any thing unexpected/

I am not qualified to diagnose but I am ND and have two diagnosed ND children and one awaiting an assessment. She does not present to me as someone who is at all ND.

Also have you had a conversation with Harry in real life? I have, he was charming.

I’ve met several from the RF (a horse mad childhood) but a brief public interaction does not provide any insight into someone’s genuine personality and feelings.

Ok,,,

Out of interest, if they divorced would she lose her title? Is

I disagree. Dealing with potentially awkward members of the public - even the little ones - is part of the job. A job Harry said Meghan was better at than the born royals. We've seen Catherine able to deal with encounters with children without getting visibly annoyed - eg I remember one baby grabbing her handbag and another toddler babbling over her talking to a group of parents. She let the baby keep the bag and carried on with her walkabout, and stopped her discussion to have a chat with the toddler respectively. All Meghan needed to do in this situation was either engage with the child or move away. Both would have taken her out of being centre stage, though.

Diana and Sarah didn’t so presumably that’s a precedent that would look to be followed, although their title was tweaked somewhat like a dowager would expect. Although Meghan currently can’t use HRH, it would almost certainly be removed altogether (because if Diana lost it, there would be no justification for Meghan keeping it).

It’s possible that Harry would relinquish the title Duke of Sussex and since Meghan is only entitled to it as his wife, it could go that way.

Sorry, I’ve just realised how (autistically) blunt that was of me.

It wasn’t blunt at all

Gosh, their response to this makes them look really foolish. They must not have been aware of the video with the dozen members of staff cited or surely they wouldn't have come out and claimed it's just one disgruntled ex staff member. But it's just embarrassing.

They'd have been better to ignore (if they weren't going to acknowledge and apologise, which I think is about as likely as pigs flying for all the accountability this pair have taken in the past) and I suspect that's what they'll do now, along with trying to drown the story with loads of puff pieces about their good works and wonderful natures.

I'd be interested to know how many staff members they have now - I didn't get the impression their team was that big. If 18 have left in the last four years, then 12 sources willing to speak out against them has got to be a sizeable proportion of the people who have worked for them surely?

It's extremely damning if that large a proportion of people you've employed are willing to go on record to call you a nasty bully.

I agree, however there are ways of showing that it’s not acceptable without giving the child a death stare 😆. She could have moved away and said something gently like “ooh I’d rather you didn’t do that”. Most of us know how to make a parent aware that their child is annoying without being unpleasant 🤷‍♀️

The father of the child may have not known what to do for the best - eg whether walking away or telling off his child would have made things worse (like a meltdown) - what with being an ordinary civilian in the presence of royalty and cameras. That's why the royals are schooled in rising above and dealing with such situations with grace, not giving death stares to a child.