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Harry and Meghan have removed Archie and Lilibet from school after two days

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MinnieMounjaro · 14/09/2026 20:41

Breaking news in the Daily Mail. Duke and Duchess of Sussex's children 'removed from school after two days' mol.im/a/16130877 via https://dailym.ai/android

I do wonder if there is actually any school that will be able to meet their expectations in regard to security. I'm interested to see how it all plays out.

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Workisntworking · 14/09/2026 22:48

Ratherhaveacupofteaandabiscuit · 14/09/2026 22:37

Totally agree that we should not fund their security.

Women with ex partners who want to kill them, stalkers threatening violence etc get pretty much nothing except, if they are very lucky, a panic alarm.

Ravec will assess and personally I am hoping they are as annoyed about this clear attempt to manipulate as I am.

However, I would be happy to contribute generously to a whip round for the Sussex air fares (economy only) to a country far, far away.

This is such a good point. There are so many women and children living in fear and who are assaulted and even killed by known threats. There is no money to protect them.
So why should the Sussex family get protection. Which pot is that coming from?

FreshJalapenos · 14/09/2026 22:48

Lampzade · 14/09/2026 22:47

They made a mistake coming back to the UK
The children could have had a relaxed , happy Californian upbringing .
Now they are stuck in the UK where their parents are constantly harassed by the heinous UK press

Can you give an example of this harrasment please?

Given UK paparazzi do not photograph royals, I’d love to know what harrasment they’re facing

mateysmum · 14/09/2026 22:49

What parent and especially a security conscious parent doesn't properly check out the school run? It's part of the basics of choosing a school. Talk about 'fail to prepare, prepare to fail.
You'd think they had been planning the UK move for months, despite what H said about never seeing a way to bring his family back. But more and more it seems like it's all been done in a rush and just not thought through.
Why oh why did they reveal their location in that Instagram post?
I'm frankly baffled by them.

AuroraCake · 14/09/2026 22:49

Lampzade · 14/09/2026 22:47

They made a mistake coming back to the UK
The children could have had a relaxed , happy Californian upbringing .
Now they are stuck in the UK where their parents are constantly harassed by the heinous UK press

They are not having problems with the British press. The drama is all theirs.

IcedPurple · 14/09/2026 22:50

Lampzade · 14/09/2026 22:47

They made a mistake coming back to the UK
The children could have had a relaxed , happy Californian upbringing .
Now they are stuck in the UK where their parents are constantly harassed by the heinous UK press

Yes, best they go back to California. They are not wanted or needed in Britain.

They can continue leaking their personal activities to Hello magazine, while posting photos of the backs of their children's heads, from there too!

AuroraCake · 14/09/2026 22:50

FreshJalapenos · 14/09/2026 22:48

Can you give an example of this harrasment please?

Given UK paparazzi do not photograph royals, I’d love to know what harrasment they’re facing

Or any famous person anymore. Zero appetite for it.

FreshJalapenos · 14/09/2026 22:51

JacknDiane · 14/09/2026 22:34

The magazine quoted a friend of the couple saying: 'It's a real shame, because they absolutely adored the school, the kids and their parents. It was perfect for them in every way and the children really enjoyed their time there."

What a load of bollocks. They only went for 2 days.

Maybe the school parents ignored them and they’re upset 🤣🤣 my DC went to a private school in the last place we lived that had some kids of celebs attend and absolutely nobody gave a crap about talking to them unless it was to say “Here’s a party invite” or similar.

IcedPurple · 14/09/2026 22:52

AuroraCake · 14/09/2026 22:50

Or any famous person anymore. Zero appetite for it.

Indeed. 'Paps' don't really exist anymore. 9 times out of 10, when you see a 'pap' photo of a 'celebrity', they themselves have set it up. Just as, 9 times out of 10, when you see a 'story' about the Sussex family, they themselves have 'leaked' it.

littlecoffeemug · 14/09/2026 22:53

What? Wait? The area around their school in Oxford, or any school anywhere, gets gridlocked at school drop offs and pick ups time? Who knew?

Their security are laughably incompetent, if this is the real reason for moving them, which obviously it isn't.

Prince George is the future king FFS and his parents happily did a little photo shoot highlighting his first day at school. The whole world knew which school he was at. No drama. No chaos. No security issues. Parents just dropped their kids off. Teachers got on with teaching 'Nothing to see here. Move along.'

It was just the same when MM gave birth to Archie. They deliberately generated drama and mystery about where she'd actually given birth and when. Absolutely no need for it.

StrawberryWasp · 14/09/2026 22:54

Chaos, combined with publicity, thirst for attention and grandiose sense of victim hood.

What a disaster for those children to have such parents.

UncleColm · 14/09/2026 22:56

3peassuit · 14/09/2026 22:48

They didn’t give notice to the school in America and are now leaving the Dragon School after a couple of days. That’s a lot of school fees they’ve thrown away.

I wouldn't be surprised if the Bank of Pa is paying the school fees...

user293948849167 · 14/09/2026 22:57

CollieBorders · 14/09/2026 21:05

I think they should just drop them off at school like other parents do. There'd be a bit of a fuss and excitement at first then it'd all settle. They've already withheld permission for the press to show their faces, right?
Plenty of celebs manage it.
Plus royalty in Scandinavia (or Iceland at least) go out and about with no fuss in public. Just do it and then it becomes normal.

Exactly, when did you ever see photos of Zara and Mike Tindall’s kids on the school run? Never because after the first day nobody is actually interested. Other royals and celebrities take their kids to school without security

TheGander · 14/09/2026 22:57

I don’t have a view of Harry and Meghan , who in the royal family is at fault etc etc. It’s worth remembering though that Harry fought in Afghanistan, has ( very unwisely) mentioned killing people during combat and as such has good grounds to believe that he/ his family are at risk of attack.

IcedPurple · 14/09/2026 23:00

TheGander · 14/09/2026 22:57

I don’t have a view of Harry and Meghan , who in the royal family is at fault etc etc. It’s worth remembering though that Harry fought in Afghanistan, has ( very unwisely) mentioned killing people during combat and as such has good grounds to believe that he/ his family are at risk of attack.

Then it was pretty dumb of him, even by his standards, to bring his family to Britain without making full security arrangements in advance.

FreshJalapenos · 14/09/2026 23:02

TheGander · 14/09/2026 22:57

I don’t have a view of Harry and Meghan , who in the royal family is at fault etc etc. It’s worth remembering though that Harry fought in Afghanistan, has ( very unwisely) mentioned killing people during combat and as such has good grounds to believe that he/ his family are at risk of attack.

Well he’s stupid games and stupid prizes spring to mind.

However, the British taxpayer shouldn’t have to fork out millions because Harry played stupid games.

CoffeeCantata · 14/09/2026 23:02

Portakalkedi · 14/09/2026 22:38

FFS all the usual comments about 'hatred'. Nobody cares about them enough for that. What people feel is contempt, derision, amusement, sadness at the way they treat others, amazement at their astonishing sense of entitlement, etc etc etc. If they weren't in the media every day, (at their own instigation, directly or indirectly) then we wouldn't be here, would we?

Well said,

HAM fans please read, note, inwardly digest and stop your boring and silly accusations of “hatred”, “vitriol “, “bile” etc.

Your idols are the authors of their own mess (and have caused pain to many others too).

Hope that clears up any misunderstanding.

Noodledog · 14/09/2026 23:03

Lampzade · 14/09/2026 22:47

They made a mistake coming back to the UK
The children could have had a relaxed , happy Californian upbringing .
Now they are stuck in the UK where their parents are constantly harassed by the heinous UK press

What a bizarre post. How on earth are they stuck in the UK? H and M still have their house in Montecito, and I'm pretty sure flights between the UK and US continue to operate.

AlwaysRightISwear · 14/09/2026 23:04

CoffeeCantata · 14/09/2026 23:02

Well said,

HAM fans please read, note, inwardly digest and stop your boring and silly accusations of “hatred”, “vitriol “, “bile” etc.

Your idols are the authors of their own mess (and have caused pain to many others too).

Hope that clears up any misunderstanding.

And now they seem set on damaging their own children too.

Bigcat25 · 14/09/2026 23:06

mateysmum · 14/09/2026 22:49

What parent and especially a security conscious parent doesn't properly check out the school run? It's part of the basics of choosing a school. Talk about 'fail to prepare, prepare to fail.
You'd think they had been planning the UK move for months, despite what H said about never seeing a way to bring his family back. But more and more it seems like it's all been done in a rush and just not thought through.
Why oh why did they reveal their location in that Instagram post?
I'm frankly baffled by them.

Someone said the location was Soho Farmhouse, not their home.

Telecone · 14/09/2026 23:07

And their parents posted the video of them in the countryside yesterday? At the same time they'd been pulled out of school for security concerns? This is mental and piss poor planning. Those poor children.

BruFord · 14/09/2026 23:07

Lampzade · 14/09/2026 22:47

They made a mistake coming back to the UK
The children could have had a relaxed , happy Californian upbringing .
Now they are stuck in the UK where their parents are constantly harassed by the heinous UK press

@Lampzade Have you ever lived in the US? I do, and life is far from relaxed here, expectations are far higher than in the UK and extremely competitive, especially among the elite. The expected work ethic and level of achievement is far higher here, their children would be expected to be high achieving academically, in sports, etc. OK, they don't get the same level of media coverage, but the idea that a Californian lifestyle is relaxed is just funny!

Eatally · 14/09/2026 23:08

I’m so baffled that Harry and Megan chose to post videos of their DC online over the weekend. Now they dramatically announce that the kids are being pulled out of school.

It feels suspiciously like those poor DC are being cynically exploited for publicity.

Horses7 · 14/09/2026 23:10

IcedPurple · 14/09/2026 22:52

Indeed. 'Paps' don't really exist anymore. 9 times out of 10, when you see a 'pap' photo of a 'celebrity', they themselves have set it up. Just as, 9 times out of 10, when you see a 'story' about the Sussex family, they themselves have 'leaked' it.

Most likely 10 out of 10!

Dorisbonson · 14/09/2026 23:11

BruFord · 14/09/2026 23:07

@Lampzade Have you ever lived in the US? I do, and life is far from relaxed here, expectations are far higher than in the UK and extremely competitive, especially among the elite. The expected work ethic and level of achievement is far higher here, their children would be expected to be high achieving academically, in sports, etc. OK, they don't get the same level of media coverage, but the idea that a Californian lifestyle is relaxed is just funny!

And you think expectations on royal offspring will be lower in the UK?

caringcarer · 14/09/2026 23:11

If H&M were genuinely worried about their DC security they wouldn't be posting photos of them at location near to their home on social media. It's all a ploy to try to get tax funded security. No evidence those DC are in danger at school whatsoever.

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