StuartO Posted January 19, 2020 Share Posted January 19, 2020 If Harry and Meghan really did want out, they seem to have got full measure - no royal duties at all, no using "HRH" or "Prince", just plain Duke and Duchess of Sussex, with no landed estate to go with it. And they will get no public money in future and have to refund the £2.4 million of public money spent on Frogmore Cottage. There will presumably be continuing funding on quite a scale by the Prince of Wales from the Duchy of Cornwall, at least until Harry and Meghan do become self-funding. And the door seems to have been left open for a change of mind. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bulletguy Posted January 19, 2020 Share Posted January 19, 2020 HM and Buck Palace have released statements. The Queen said, "i am particularly proud of how Meghan has so quickly become one of the family" which seems an odd thing to say as Meghan flew off to Canada and left Harry to sort out the mess with Granny! I suppose they have a pad in Canada so should be ok for fom! (lol) https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-51164232 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
malc d Posted January 19, 2020 Share Posted January 19, 2020 I'm sure they will be better off in Canada - apparently their tabloid press is nothing like ours. :-| Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jumpstart Posted January 19, 2020 Share Posted January 19, 2020 We will also be better orff. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
malc d Posted January 19, 2020 Share Posted January 19, 2020 jumpstart - 2020-01-19 4:57 PM We will also be better orff. I very much doubt that the general public will benefit from any financial savings. :-| Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jumpstart Posted January 19, 2020 Share Posted January 19, 2020 At least we hopefully won’t keep hearing about them. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Barryd999 Posted January 19, 2020 Share Posted January 19, 2020 Why are they coughing up for the renovation of the house? Surely it came with the job and is estate owned. I wouldnt cough up for it if I were them. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
pepe63xnotuse Posted January 20, 2020 Share Posted January 20, 2020 StuartO - 2020-01-19 3:18 PM If Harry and Meghan really did want out, they seem to have got full measure - no royal duties at all, no using "HRH" or "Prince", just plain Duke and Duchess of Sussex, with no landed estate to go with it. And they will get no public money in future and have to refund the £2.4 million of public money spent on Frogmore Cottage. There will presumably be continuing funding on quite a scale by the Prince of Wales from the Duchy of Cornwall, at least until Harry and Meghan do become self-funding. And the door seems to have been left open for a change of mind. Yes, by the sound/tone of what is being reported, it certainly sounds like that they've been met with more of a "..you want out?..then out you go!.." response than they would've liked. As for the monies for the Frogmore Cottage refurb'; as the 2.4million involved seemed to be getting mentioned quite a lot, I think them paying it back is just a bit of good PR.... (..and I doubt it's going to leave them short for next months' rent & food bill). Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
malc d Posted January 20, 2020 Share Posted January 20, 2020 I think they should stop calling it a ' cottage ' ;-) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bulletguy Posted January 20, 2020 Share Posted January 20, 2020 Until today i thought he wanted no public funding but it seems his Gran has told him he's got to take it. :-S "Our hope was to continue serving the Queen, the Commonwealth, and my military associations, but without public funding. Unfortunately, that wasn't possible." https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-51170973 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bulletguy Posted January 20, 2020 Share Posted January 20, 2020 malc d - 2020-01-20 9:26 AM I think they should stop calling it a ' cottage ' ;-) Something like this is my idea of a cottage.....and these won't be cheap either. https://tinyurl.com/wv7ep3u Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
pepe63xnotuse Posted January 20, 2020 Share Posted January 20, 2020 Bulletguy - 2020-01-20 12:26 PM Until today i thought he wanted no public funding but it seems his Gran has told him he's got to take it. :-S "Our hope was to continue serving the Queen, the Commonwealth, and my military associations, but without public funding. Unfortunately, that wasn't possible." https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-51170973 I could well be wrong but I interrupted that to mean that, although he wanted to "continue serving..", he now can't because he is not going to continue with his current public funding arrangement..? ..and that is why he/they are stepping back even further than they initially hoped? maybe? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jumpstart Posted January 20, 2020 Share Posted January 20, 2020 I’m not entirely sure what it is they can’t cope with. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bulletguy Posted January 20, 2020 Share Posted January 20, 2020 pepe63 - 2020-01-20 12:43 PM Bulletguy - 2020-01-20 12:26 PM Until today i thought he wanted no public funding but it seems his Gran has told him he's got to take it. :-S "Our hope was to continue serving the Queen, the Commonwealth, and my military associations, but without public funding. Unfortunately, that wasn't possible." https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-51170973 I could well be wrong but I interrupted that to mean that, although he wanted to "continue serving..", he now can't because he is not going to continue with his current public funding arrangement..? ..and that is why he/they are stepping back even further than they initially hoped? maybe? Reading one of the embedded links does appear to say that pepe. They will no longer use their HRH titles and will stop receiving public funds for royal duties under the "new arrangement". https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-51041950 BBC Breakfast news was full of it today and i think it will quickly become yesterdays news. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Violet1956 Posted January 20, 2020 Share Posted January 20, 2020 jumpstart - 2020-01-20 1:23 PM I’m not entirely sure what it is they can’t cope with. I'm with you on this jumpstart. Perhaps they would have enough nous to understand that their problems pale into insignificance when compared with what the majorityof the people on earth have to cope with. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
malc d Posted January 20, 2020 Share Posted January 20, 2020 Violet1956 - 2020-01-20 7:15 PM jumpstart - 2020-01-20 1:23 PM I’m not entirely sure what it is they can’t cope with. I'm with you on this jumpstart. Perhaps they would have enough nous to understand that their problems pale into insignificance when compared with what the majorityof the people on earth have to cope with. Well I am more likely to support Harrys view on this occasion. Bearing in mind what happened to his mother at the hands of the press, I'm sure he is very concerned about his wifes well being. He may well be worrying too much - but I can quite understand why. :-| Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jumpstart Posted January 21, 2020 Share Posted January 21, 2020 Gives an insight. https://apple.news/AMLTC04YlSWWQC_QfqEgAqQ Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
StuartO Posted January 21, 2020 Author Share Posted January 21, 2020 Apparently Harry & Meghan have threatened legal action in Canada against photographers who snapped Meghan (while hiding behind bushes) walking in a public park with her baby and her two dogs. As I understand it you cannot stop anyone from taking pictures in UK in any public place - is Meghan wanting to control any and every picture taken of her? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bulletguy Posted January 21, 2020 Share Posted January 21, 2020 StuartO - 2020-01-21 5:07 PM Apparently Harry & Meghan have threatened legal action in Canada against photographers who snapped Meghan (while hiding behind bushes) walking in a public park with her baby and her two dogs. As I understand it you cannot stop anyone from taking pictures in UK in any public place - is Meghan wanting to control any and every picture taken of her? Oh dear.....it seems both do and instead of moving to Canada, perhaps they should have considered shipping out to an uninhabited island! :-| Maybe if they stopped making a song and dance about things they wouldn't draw so much publicity. Kate and William don't complain and as a result barely get any press interest. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
malc d Posted January 21, 2020 Share Posted January 21, 2020 jumpstart - 2020-01-21 11:42 AM Gives an insight. https://apple.news/AMLTC04YlSWWQC_QfqEgAqQ I don't think I would take " insight " from a celebrity / showbiz gossip website too seriously. Although I accept that some people might. ;-) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Conrad Posted January 21, 2020 Share Posted January 21, 2020 Maybe he couldn't face Brexit - sorry, had to bring it in somehow, as most of these posts are about it! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jumpstart Posted January 22, 2020 Share Posted January 22, 2020 Here we go again. https://www.theguardian.com/media/2020/jan/21/harry-and-meghan-in-new-privacy-row-just-hours-after-canada-reunion Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
malc d Posted January 22, 2020 Share Posted January 22, 2020 jumpstart - 2020-01-22 8:16 AM Here we go again. https://www.theguardian.com/media/2020/jan/21/harry-and-meghan-in-new-privacy-row-just-hours-after-canada-reunion Yes indeed. Here we go again. I would guess that Harry wants to put a stop to the harassment BEFORE the high speed car chases start. :-( Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jumpstart Posted January 22, 2020 Share Posted January 22, 2020 If they are walking in a public place they can’t complain when people take photos. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
pepe63xnotuse Posted January 22, 2020 Share Posted January 22, 2020 Whilst he obviously couldn't help the family that he was born into(and the attention/lifestyle/"workload" that comes with it), if he really wanted a quieter, more private life, away from public gaze, then maybe marrying a US actress (one that ran a celebrity "lifestyle blog"), setting up a "Sussex royals,com" website, and seemingly pouring his heart out in interviews as often as he can, is probably not the best way to go about it...... :-S (As for "car chases"- I dare say there'll be plenty of "celebrities" that could get similar treatment,and in the case of the Princess Diana crash, I think I'm correct in saying that the driver was way over the drink drive limit?) :-S Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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