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GBNews reporting Harry and Megan moving back to the UK

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TinyBlueDent · 19/08/2026 22:09

GBNews are reporting that Harry and Megan are moving back to the UK at the end of August.

I won't believe it until I hear it on the BBC.

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Benjithedog · 20/08/2026 10:26

AoifeRua · 20/08/2026 10:24

Have you any insight as regards how the RF earn their money?

So far, it is like a tumbleweed response, bar of course, the cutting of ribbons and packing a few boxes. Nothing that I can see adds up to a 40 hour week righteous graft.

Yes I think my comment to you about being no fun at a party stands. But you are entertaining and you have certainly given me the giggles on a wet Thursday so thank you for that.

ShedShedShed · 20/08/2026 10:27

panomara · 20/08/2026 10:15

Irish President is elected by the people. S/He has a fixed salary and a house in the Park. Is it similar to the Monarch in that respect? I think it's the wealth, lack of rules applying to the Monarch/RF such as financial information/taxes and so on that riles people up TBH. Openness and transparency would help their image a lot.

And who wouldn't cut a few ribbons and pop up at the local shindig for a few billion a year? I would, and I'm sure many others would too, ill or not!

How much more openness and transparency do you need? They pay taxes they don't have to... The monarch gets a fund per y per year to do the role. The family also have private income etc

Would you really want to live a life wherever we move is scrutinised? Your wife is subjected to media harassment, every time you go outside someone is commenting on what you're wearing, how fat you are, whether you looked at someone oddly whether held your husband's hand or not etc

Yes, they have immense wealth and privilege. But I wouldn't fancy that life.

AoifeRua · 20/08/2026 10:28

Monty36 · 20/08/2026 10:23

It appears to have been taken over by Irish people who loathe the Royal family.
By all means make your point but wanting the last word on everybody’s post is tedious in the extreme.

Loathe? That would involve me caring about them, which is the crux of my point. They are normal human beings, who bizzarely people bow to and give them titles.

ColdLittleHeart · 20/08/2026 10:28

AoifeRua · 20/08/2026 09:55

That is a whataboutery defense.

Diluting a fact that the level of racism and a person's valid experience of racism with defenses such as "That happens everywhere" is the fuel racism burns on.

I’ve never once said Meghan hasn’t experienced racism and I’m not disputing her personal experiences. My point is that racism was never the reason they left the UK, nor was it security. She didn’t want to be a working royal, she wanted to be a celebrity. Given the platform she had, just think of all the work she could have done to bring focus to issues around racism and inequality. She chose to make jam and collab on Netflix episodes with her celebrity pals instead.

Benjithedog · 20/08/2026 10:29

ShedShedShed · 20/08/2026 10:27

How much more openness and transparency do you need? They pay taxes they don't have to... The monarch gets a fund per y per year to do the role. The family also have private income etc

Would you really want to live a life wherever we move is scrutinised? Your wife is subjected to media harassment, every time you go outside someone is commenting on what you're wearing, how fat you are, whether you looked at someone oddly whether held your husband's hand or not etc

Yes, they have immense wealth and privilege. But I wouldn't fancy that life.

His wife and him were held to account for the lies she told and they and their supporters don’t like. Maybe they should have had a plan B if it all went tits up which is plainly happening before our eyes.

Benjithedog · 20/08/2026 10:29

ColdLittleHeart · 20/08/2026 10:28

I’ve never once said Meghan hasn’t experienced racism and I’m not disputing her personal experiences. My point is that racism was never the reason they left the UK, nor was it security. She didn’t want to be a working royal, she wanted to be a celebrity. Given the platform she had, just think of all the work she could have done to bring focus to issues around racism and inequality. She chose to make jam and collab on Netflix episodes with her celebrity pals instead.

Only the pals weren’t celebrities

AoifeRua · 20/08/2026 10:30

ShedShedShed · 20/08/2026 10:27

How much more openness and transparency do you need? They pay taxes they don't have to... The monarch gets a fund per y per year to do the role. The family also have private income etc

Would you really want to live a life wherever we move is scrutinised? Your wife is subjected to media harassment, every time you go outside someone is commenting on what you're wearing, how fat you are, whether you looked at someone oddly whether held your husband's hand or not etc

Yes, they have immense wealth and privilege. But I wouldn't fancy that life.

Just a quickie...where in that tale of woe states how they earn their money?

BunnyBunbunbun · 20/08/2026 10:30

AoifeRua · 20/08/2026 10:24

Have you any insight as regards how the RF earn their money?

So far, it is like a tumbleweed response, bar of course, the cutting of ribbons and packing a few boxes. Nothing that I can see adds up to a 40 hour week righteous graft.

So, you're saying the role of ceremonial head of state in a parliamentary democracy is completely useless. You would rather have a political, executive head of state, which would also minimise the role of parliament. You'd prefer a system like that of France or the United States.

By the way, if you want to see some of the work that the King does, just take a look at the Royal Family Instagram account and contemplate whether the country would be better off without that.

Benjithedog · 20/08/2026 10:31

AoifeRua · 20/08/2026 10:30

Just a quickie...where in that tale of woe states how they earn their money?

How do you earn your in between moaning and grizzling? How do you find the time?

ShedShedShed · 20/08/2026 10:31

AoifeRua · 20/08/2026 10:24

Have you any insight as regards how the RF earn their money?

So far, it is like a tumbleweed response, bar of course, the cutting of ribbons and packing a few boxes. Nothing that I can see adds up to a 40 hour week righteous graft.

😂😂😂😂

Come onnnn... They serve the same role as your president does. They get funded through the sovereign Grant, taxpayer money, just like your president gets funded to do their role.

If your president is fine cutting ribbons once a week, doing ceremonial roles, posting international visitors, representing your country abroad and getting paid for that by the taxpayer... then why is it an issue that the king, the head of state, does the same thing?

They also have a private income.

ERthree · 20/08/2026 10:31

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You mean we have to suffer you for the next 8 months ? Crikey the Winter nights are going to drag by waiting for that lovely Spring day when you finally leave our beautiful shores.

ShedShedShed · 20/08/2026 10:33

AoifeRua · 20/08/2026 10:30

Just a quickie...where in that tale of woe states how they earn their money?

Maybe you should just read a bit more?

Honestly, all these questions are very easily answered with a very quick Google and have been answered in this thread already.

You just keep going "LOL. They cut ribbons once a week. What a waste of time hahaha" . Instead of listening to people who tell you they do exactly the same thing as any other head of state... Including the head of your state.... Whos level of work and duties you seem to have no issue with for some reason

BunnyBunbunbun · 20/08/2026 10:35

panomara · 20/08/2026 10:11

What's the bets George will be wheeled out in his Eton uniform any day now, to re focus things away from you know who.... Can't wait.

I don't think he'll be wheeled out solely as part of a media campaign to distract from Harry and co. I doubt his parents and the royal family as a whole are like that (they don't need to be). There might be some videos of his first day at his new school (as there was when his father started there), but it's just traditional to show the first days at new schools.

BermudaRhombus · 20/08/2026 10:36

Benjithedog · 20/08/2026 10:31

How do you earn your in between moaning and grizzling? How do you find the time?

Quite. She’s spent all morning so far posting on a thread that she apparently has no interest in and which relates to the head of a country of which she isn’t even a citizen. It’s bizarre.

WildGarlicSoup · 20/08/2026 10:37

AtIusvue · 20/08/2026 09:34

Sorry? What?

No it doesn’t.

Don't you know any parents that sometimes have to work overseas?

ShedShedShed · 20/08/2026 10:38

AoifeRua · 20/08/2026 10:30

Just a quickie...where in that tale of woe states how they earn their money?

.... We weren't have a conversation about how they earn money thanks.

You've been told multiple times what they do and are choosing to ignore and belittle it 🤷

AoifeRua · 20/08/2026 10:39

BunnyBunbunbun · 20/08/2026 10:30

So, you're saying the role of ceremonial head of state in a parliamentary democracy is completely useless. You would rather have a political, executive head of state, which would also minimise the role of parliament. You'd prefer a system like that of France or the United States.

By the way, if you want to see some of the work that the King does, just take a look at the Royal Family Instagram account and contemplate whether the country would be better off without that.

A president is elected by its people in a demographic approach. The RF are not. And only have a role under the illusion of 'culture'. The public vote in a president. The RF are born into an institution, which by default is just a life of wealth and privilege.

In addition, Ireland and indeed France's president do not influence the government.

I am also not influenced by an instagram page created by a firm, in whom engineer an image of Kate, William and their kids prancing about in a meadow.

As people, do I like or dislike them? I don't have an opinion as they are normal humans, whom British people bow to.

ShedShedShed · 20/08/2026 10:40

AoifeRua · 20/08/2026 10:39

A president is elected by its people in a demographic approach. The RF are not. And only have a role under the illusion of 'culture'. The public vote in a president. The RF are born into an institution, which by default is just a life of wealth and privilege.

In addition, Ireland and indeed France's president do not influence the government.

I am also not influenced by an instagram page created by a firm, in whom engineer an image of Kate, William and their kids prancing about in a meadow.

As people, do I like or dislike them? I don't have an opinion as they are normal humans, whom British people bow to.

So what if they're not elected?

Doesn't mean they don't work.

And the history of Ireland has elected leaders and look at the atrocities that happened there....

AoifeRua · 20/08/2026 10:40

ShedShedShed · 20/08/2026 10:38

.... We weren't have a conversation about how they earn money thanks.

You've been told multiple times what they do and are choosing to ignore and belittle it 🤷

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Is that because they don't work?

ShedShedShed · 20/08/2026 10:41

AoifeRua · 20/08/2026 10:40

Is that because they don't work?

Well in that case your president doesn't do any work. And you fully support them. Geez what a waste of taxpayers money. What a drain to society. What a pointless woman she is.

Nor do any other heads of state across the world...

AoifeRua · 20/08/2026 10:42

ShedShedShed · 20/08/2026 10:40

So what if they're not elected?

Doesn't mean they don't work.

And the history of Ireland has elected leaders and look at the atrocities that happened there....

Oh. Those atrocities? You mean the British government murdering and starving Irish people?

ShedShedShed · 20/08/2026 10:42

AoifeRua · 20/08/2026 10:42

Oh. Those atrocities? You mean the British government murdering and starving Irish people?

No, I mean the fact that 800 babies were buried in a sewer system. Your government forcibly removed babies from unmarried mothers etc

AoifeRua · 20/08/2026 10:43

ShedShedShed · 20/08/2026 10:41

Well in that case your president doesn't do any work. And you fully support them. Geez what a waste of taxpayers money. What a drain to society. What a pointless woman she is.

Nor do any other heads of state across the world...

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She has a fixed salary. And is elected by the people.

And we don't get down on one knee to her.

AoifeRua · 20/08/2026 10:43

ShedShedShed · 20/08/2026 10:42

No, I mean the fact that 800 babies were buried in a sewer system. Your government forcibly removed babies from unmarried mothers etc

Check history. That actually was driven by Britain.

ShedShedShed · 20/08/2026 10:44

AoifeRua · 20/08/2026 10:43

She has a fixed salary. And is elected by the people.

And we don't get down on one knee to her.

... So what if she has a fixed salary? So does the King....

So what if she was elected by the people? She does exactly the same role as the king does....

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