Harry & Meghan stepping back from RF

Apparently Archie was with the nanny and Jessica Mulroney, Meghan's bestie. No big deal.

Other than the carbon footprint of course.

I read he was with Doria and the nanny. Who knows? It wasn't for long anyway.

BUT - when I just googled "who was Archie left with", Jessica Mulroney came up.

Aunty Jess. That's nice.

Google's well on the ball!

Why do Labour representatives (Clive Lewis and a woman on QT last night) keep telling us we are subjects?

It says on my passport, quite clearly, that I am a British citizen.

That is what the Home Office website tells me too.

In ten years (or less), the UK will have a new king. I think that will be the time for the country to reconsider its relationship - and possibly constitutional position - with the royal family. I think it will change and Prince Harry is possibly going down that route.

The day Queen Elizabeth dies will IMO be a genuine day of mourning. Apart from diehard republicans, I think most people would admit that she's done a brilliant job. However, her role as a constitutional monarch has to be questioned when the PM can lie to her and there were no consequences.

I'm no monarchist, but I'd rather have Queen Elizabeth than President Boris as my head of state.

Things are changing but slowly.

I'm wondering who's going to take Andrew's place at Trooping the Colour this year. I always thought it would be Harry who, up until now, has accompanied whoever needed accompanying in a carriage.

Is a flunkie posting notices in the Buck House staff room - 'Can anyone ride a horse?'

Anne?
Or Zara! Mind you, she might want to gallop.

Anne already rides alongside Charles and William. I suppose Edward is an obvious choice although he ducked out of his military career.

Mind you, she might want to gallop.

Dressage down the mall might be more entertaining.

If Andrew doesn’t take part it will be a serving officer of the
Grenadier Guards

He'll pop back. They will let him into the country now and again. That'll be his great granny's birthday won't it? Bound to come back for that.

I don't think they will actually put a ban on him. And if they did he'd sneak back under the wire.

He loves his great granny. Remember that "boom!" picture.

It's granny isn't it? Not great granny? Totally with it all now.

He loves his granny so makes that public announcement!

Didn't he once say she scares the shit out of him if he bumps into her in Buck House?

Well anyway, didn’t H+M say that they want to be part time royals? So therefore he could come back for some events and avoid others.

maddyone so, sort of a "pick & mix"? Must try that approach with my job!

The monarchy is doing fine. Modernising? I'd say it was very modern with loads of trauma and divorces going on

I have no problem with them living wherever they want.

What I do have a problem with is what they are going to do

It appears that they have their Sussex Royal brand.

So they want to be apart from the Royals but still use royal link in order to make themselves self financing

I imagine we'll possibly see them on chat shows, writing books and generally using the Royal family to make their own money. Which isn't really self financing

Seems a tad grubby

Let's hope she doesn't mail her engagement and wedding ring back to Harry in the post

Phoenix, well yes, pick n’ mix, that describes what they want I think. Not saying I think that should be the case, I don’t, but I think it’s what they want. I think if they want out, they should go, and get on with their lives privately. Without any funding from Britain and without being able to trade on their royal status, meaning the website SussexRoyal.

I wish you luck with the pick ‘ mix approach with your job Phoenix

Ooopsminty … that's the phrase I was looking for
a tad grubby
Also of course its simply untrue that they will support themselves without 'using' their connections, one way or another.