What does this really mean for them? Will they have to move from Frogmore House? Will they be prohibited from the balcony during the trooping of the colors? Will they pay for their own security!
Seems like a big win for them- we are no longer senior royal ie- we don’t have to shake your hand if we don’t want to, we will support the queen ie- we won’t write any tell all books, we will work at financial independence ie we are already millionaires many times over but will work at taking less public money (why don’t you just stop it)
@momoffour Some heartbroken fans of the Beatles always blamed Yoko Ono for the break up of the group. You know – that mysterious (and ethnically different!) woman uses her exotic wiles, sexually bewitches poor naive John Lennon - and lures him away from the Fab Four.
While I really don’t care where this couple ends up, the manner of the announcement was pretty poor. I can’t imagine not sharing this news with your brother and father first. It seems petulant and immature not to do so.
I had to laugh at the report of Harry and Megan working toward becoming financially independent. For a fleeting moment the thought of them getting up and going to work each day like us commoners was entertaining. I know…they’ll never really work.
When I heard Megan complaining about how tough motherhood and living in the royal family was I thought she was incredibly immature and ungrateful. Talk to any single mother or people truly struggling each day for a little perspective.
When this marriage is over will Harry go home? He has run around for years rebelling and now he has finally done it. He’ll find out if this is truly what makes him happy. It’s so sad to see him separating from his brother. I will never forget those two boys walking behind their mother’s casket in the funeral procession.
When I heard Meghan speaking of how she was doing emotionally with marriage and motherhood and living under a harsh racist microscope I empathy for her.
I think Harry has 100% found what makes him happy and he is going to protect it.
Apparently they have a net worth of between 30 and 45 million. Not sure what “working towards financial independence” is supposed to mean in this context, LOL.
The London press is describing this as “Megxit.” LOL.
It does seem like this announcement should have come from the Queen. Can you imagine an employee announcing that they are stepping back from some of their work duties without consulting the boss?
In my opinion the only people that should be upset about the way this was done is the Queen, Charles, and William. I agree it should have been shared with them first before becoming public. However the idea that they want to become financially independent and control their own finances should be a relief to most British people. The royal family is too big.
Remember Harry lost his mother at a very difficult age and she was hounded by the press, and died because of their actions. he doesn’t want that for his wife and children or himself. he will never have a higher position in the family that he has now so why should he live with all the restrictions when his job won’t change (I mean the no touching in public is ridiculous!)? We will soon have incessant articles about little George and Charlotte’s boyfriends and girlfriends and Harry won’t be important. The royal family is the Queen, Prince Charles, and William’s family.
This link from their site includes a lot of great information. Sounds like 5% of their income comes from public money and the rest of it comes from Prince Charles. What’s not clear is whether Prince Charles will continue to fund them personally (his money, his choice, his business).
it seems like the royal family brings in more money than it takes out, according to this link.
Harry studied 2 A-levels (the norm is 3) whilst at Eton and received a B in Art and a D in Geography - not exactly the most rigorous courses. Not that people with crappy HS grades can’t succeed in life.
There have also been rumors of Will’s infidelity with a “family friend.” That might explain the apparently reflexive cold retreat from his touch. Then again, who knows.
If this article from The Telegraph is accurate and if other reports that say The Queen was aware of their intentions, but urged Harry to wait on any announcement until speaking to his father and William are correct, H&M have indeed bitten the hand that feeds them. While saying only 5% of their income comes from The Queen to support their staff and home, the expectation that they would keep use of Frogmore House and funding from Prince Charles is pretty bold in view of how they announced this without support from the family. For a couple that seem to want less drama, they have escalated this to an incredibly high drama event.
Regarding rumors of William’s infidelity, I follow @windsor.royal.family on Instagram because of the excellent quantity of royal pictures. Last weekend, the pictures of William & Kate, along with her parents and friends, walking to church included the woman with whom William was alleged to have engaged in the affair. She was also a guest at the state dinner for the US President last year. Not sure what that says, but just sharing.
Yeah, I saw that. It kind of reminded me of the scene in Gone With the Wind when Rhett forces Scarlett to go to Melanie’s party and face the music after her behavior caused a bunch of rumors. I wondered if this royal event with the exact person in question was all a purposeful show.