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BigWillyLittleTodger · 13/08/2026 13:06

Are the bets on or off for an invite to Balmoral?
Will Meghan bake a humble pie for Catherine?
Let’s discuss……!

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Starryfifty · 19/08/2026 23:09

KatherineParr · 19/08/2026 23:05

It's just all so odd - what is there for Meghan in the UK and why has she agreed?

This. Not that she had much to do in the US. Does she have any friends in Uk?

Starryfifty · 19/08/2026 23:10

BigAnne · 19/08/2026 23:09

They'll move here, settle kids in school then M will eff off back to Cali.

she won't go without kids. They are Prince and princess. She can merch them

Dizzierblonde · 19/08/2026 23:11

BigAnne · 19/08/2026 23:09

They'll move here, settle kids in school then M will eff off back to Cali.

But being a mother is her superpower, isn't it? 🙄If she disappears back to the US within weeks, then I think we can surmise that divorce is imminent.

bluegreygreen · 19/08/2026 23:12

From People:

While the family’s longer-term residential plans remain unclear, PEOPLE understands Meghan will continue leading As Ever from the couple’s international bases, while Harry will be able to spend significantly more time supporting U.K.-based charities and patronages.

So Meghan will be in Montecito and Harry will be in the UK?

I remember saying some time ago that would be their version of half-in/half-out.

StartupRepair · 19/08/2026 23:12

But what about As Ever? Or is she going to nobly let it go because the King wants them nearby?

PullTheBricksDown · 19/08/2026 23:13

thenightsky · 19/08/2026 22:55

Wonder if they'll be bringing Doria with them.

Yes, looks like Doria has been conveniently forgotten.

Starryfifty · 19/08/2026 23:13

When all 4 do land over, Palace needs to make it very clear. They are not working royals and never will be. W&C will never welcome them. (Obviously more eloquently worded than that) it will spare the inevitable, how petty are W&C not making up with poor H and depriving the cousins of a relationship blah blah

Starryfifty · 19/08/2026 23:14

PullTheBricksDown · 19/08/2026 23:13

Yes, looks like Doria has been conveniently forgotten.

Doria was dumped a long time ago

BigAnne · 19/08/2026 23:14

Starryfifty · 19/08/2026 23:10

she won't go without kids. They are Prince and princess. She can merch them

I just can't see her living here permanently.

AlwaysRightISwear · 19/08/2026 23:15

I wonder where they are moving to and whether they have bought a house or are renting.

Also Meghan will need a visa...

ShamedBySiri · 19/08/2026 23:15

Doria will be left rattling around alone in the house with 16 bathrooms, looking after it.
Like the housekeeper at Thornefield Hall, (albeit no mad first wife in the attic).

Sally Phillips Cleaning GIF by Madman Entertainment
Thedom · 19/08/2026 23:16

I think the Stan’s will turn on Harry, they will blame him.

This is going to be a wild ride, what about Marcus ? Doria? I think she will be partime in the UK.

PullTheBricksDown · 19/08/2026 23:17

bluegreygreen · 19/08/2026 23:12

From People:

While the family’s longer-term residential plans remain unclear, PEOPLE understands Meghan will continue leading As Ever from the couple’s international bases, while Harry will be able to spend significantly more time supporting U.K.-based charities and patronages.

So Meghan will be in Montecito and Harry will be in the UK?

I remember saying some time ago that would be their version of half-in/half-out.

I'm surprised she agreed to the kids coming to be educated here though. The power has tipped towards Harry. Or they've had to throw themselves on Charles's mercy with visa refusal and massive court costs looming.

Starryfifty · 19/08/2026 23:17

Thedom · 19/08/2026 23:16

I think the Stan’s will turn on Harry, they will blame him.

This is going to be a wild ride, what about Marcus ? Doria? I think she will be partime in the UK.

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Who are the stans ?

Thedom · 19/08/2026 23:18

Starryfifty · 19/08/2026 23:17

Who are the stans ?

Their super fans ! The ones who hate the UK, Catherine and William,

thenightsky · 19/08/2026 23:18

The power has tipped towards Harry

Or the worm has finally turned after that brief one-to-one chat with Pa whilst the Mrs and kids were made to wait outside.

Starryfifty · 19/08/2026 23:19

What an absolute disaster. The amount of failures this pair of idiots have had is astonishing.

BigWillyLittleTodger · 19/08/2026 23:19

AlwaysRightISwear · 19/08/2026 23:15

I wonder where they are moving to and whether they have bought a house or are renting.

Also Meghan will need a visa...

The Cotswolds is being rumoured, I bet Victoria Beckham won’t be impressed.

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My2cents1975 · 19/08/2026 23:20

IMHO, I expect HaM are broke and have come back. I am curious that this was announced before the ANL judgement.

However, since KC3 is an enabler, he has set no public conditions of return. Which KC3 will live to regret as HaM are the same as ever. HaM will bring their same drama llama nonsense.

Who would trust H not to flounce in 12 months with a fresh set of stories to flog to Netflix for Freedom Flight 2.0?

Starryfifty · 19/08/2026 23:20

Thedom · 19/08/2026 23:18

Their super fans ! The ones who hate the UK, Catherine and William,

Ah thank you

canklesmctacotits · 19/08/2026 23:22

What about the press pen of 40, watching every school drop-off and pick-up 🙄

This has all the hallmarks of a hasty decision. I reckon it's a combination of:

  1. harry saying "I can't do it any more, it's my birthright, I belong there"
  2. harry and meghan both saying, in the way they spat out "nobody owns the word "Royal", that nobody can stop them coming to the UK if they want, it's harry's and the children's ancestral home
  3. harry bleating on about his children's birthrights
  4. meghan being shunned, humiliated in the US and thinking she can leave it behind by leaving
  5. needing to downsize quickly because of mounting bills: within 6 months we'll hear there's no point holding onto Montecito Mansion because they love the UK so much and aren't making use of it. Possibly something about eco credentials too
  6. security: somehow harry will spin it that being permanently in the UK is safer for his wife and kids than going back and forth
  7. a son genuinely wanting to spend time with his last surviving parent before the inevitable
  8. they're out of options in the US. I mean, there's literally NOTHING on the horizon for either of them. They have no jobs, they have no income (As ever is an albatross around meghan's neck at this point, it's an internet embarrassment)

I do think Meghan won't last here for more than a year, even if they live in Ellen's old house in the Cotswolds or whatever equal Soho House renovated house they can find. She needs publicity and attention like she needs air to breathe, she can't exist unless people can see her. It doesn't bode well for their marriage - but is there anything less surprising in the RF gossip than that this marriage was doomed from the start?

W&C will be fine. They both think the stress of H&M was what caused Kate's cancer, William on the record as saying as much. They will carry on as before but with greater resolve. The press will be instructed not to raise the question, and it'll be business as usual. Harry and Meghan both will pop up in various places, trying to royal. Society will make its choice, and it'll be in the monarch's favour. It's all just sad, really.

Starryfifty · 19/08/2026 23:22

What can they make work in UK? They have zero talent, work ethic, skills and are so deeply unlikeable. If KC brings them back in even a very minor role, it'll be an utter disaster

TheGospelAccordingToMe · 19/08/2026 23:22

GB News now showing the twerking video...

canklesmctacotits · 19/08/2026 23:25

A rolling stone gathers no moss, and Meghan is a rolling stone. She just ghosts and moves on after every failure. This version of moving on is her telling whoever is listening in the US that she wants a british education for her children and that she's doing it for Harry. But she won't last in the UK. She will travel more and more, especially if the children are in a boarding school, and eventually there'll be talk of whether they're still actually married or not. Like Donald and Melania Trump. It's the optimum outcome for her.

ETA we'll see posts of her in wellies and a Barbour doing the As Ever thing in the UK, offering shipping from the UK to Europe and Aus, before the year is out

MargaretThursday · 19/08/2026 23:25

This has the mark of them being told today how much money they owe for the court case, and knowing they're up shit creek.
They've announced the move tonight so it looks like their choice rather than it being obvious that they're coming back with tail between their legs with no options once the costings are announced.

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