Its going to be about taxes M&H

Oopsminty Totally agree that we can all find stuff to fit our agenda.

There’s headlines in one of the US publications to the effect of Meghan brings down the royal family plus the tweet from her pal “that folks is what power looks like”. Regardless, I’ve read an article today by Diana’s private secretary who states that using public office to generate personal profit is corruption and the Palace will have to tread very carefully. This will either mean stripping them of their titles or somehow keeping them in the fold. I do find this talk of a no holds barred interview by Tom Bradby nothing short of blackmail. It really is so tacky.

Madam?

The Royal family have survived Edward VIII and Fergy, they will survive Harry & Meghan.

When Edward VIII abdicated, he thought he was going to lead a life similar to that H&M now plan. He soon found out that ex kings were 2 a penny and once out of power nobody was really that interested in him.

I think H&M will soon find themselves being seen as just another disposed royal couple (by choice) on a par with any other petty Eurotrash princeling and their earning power will not be that high. Fergy has often found herself in debt and short of money and had to depend on 'loans' from very dodgy characters or equally dodgy jobs.

The taxation thing...if he spends 183 days in Canada Harry will be liable to pay tax there as well as here.

The cynic in me says that is why he proposes to spend half his time over there and half here.

Chewbacca well, I didn't know that! Does it include great-grandchildren?

I suppose it's an ancient law to ensure a possible heir to the throne has to remain here.

Anyone seen Harry or is he in the Tower of London?

Apparently it does Callistemon. King George 1 came up with it because he didn't get along with his son and so he had Parliament come up with a law that enabled him to override parental decisions that he didn't agree with. Who knew?

Interesting Chewie the year Diana died she wanted to take
her sons for a holiday in America with a new man, a multimillionaire. Security was a problem, she had refused security her sons had security, she wasn’t allowed to take them

The Royal Family will survive this.
He's not the direct heir or even heir but one.
It survived the abdication, didn't it?

Crikey, anyone would think that Harry and Meghan and little baby Archie were vital to the succession.

It will all settle down again.

In the meantime, who is going to be responsible for overseeing the Queen's Commonwealth Canopy? I am quite concerned about that. In the long term, trees and the survival of the planet are more important than Harry and Meghan.

While that prerogative may exist, I think that's perhaps a bit of a stretch of the imagination Chewbacca even for the royal family. I would say its a very sensible move to keep the baby as far away as possible from all the press hoo haah.

Archie is a British and American citizen!

That law does exist. It was in the papers the other day and I wondered if that was the reason Archie wasn't brought back but I don't believe that right would be exercised in this case. Archie isn't anywhere near the succession.

I think they should let them go but strip them of the titles so they can't use SussexRoyal to make money. As long as they aren't embarrassing the Queen anymore why should we care?

I think it will be interesting to see how next Thursday goes when Harry has to be at some event.

NBC News in America has this today:
LONDON — It was a thunderbolt announcement that lays plans for an unprecedented relationship between the British monarchy and two of its younger royals.
To hear them tell it, Prince Harry and Meghan, the Duchess of Sussex, plan to distance themselves from the taxpayer-funded comfort of the monarchy and brave it in the real world. Senior members of the royal family are to meet Monday to discuss their future roles.

On closer inspection, the "new progressive role" they want to pursue would appear to have them benefit from millions of dollars bankrolled by the British public — while walking away from many obligations traditionally tied to that life.

According to that well respected source..sic...The Daily Mail, their poll shows that more Milleniums back H&M's decision, whilst many baby boomers (us?) do not.
Do you think this demographic interpretation is true? Are the older generation just wanting to hang on to the status quo, and is GN just running true to form, as usual?

Am I bucking the trend then?

Although I do think that their manners towards their family were appalling.
But then, I am too old to be a baby boomer (just).

So all those who were accused of 'Meghan bashing' were right about her. Marrying Prince Harry was all part of her grand plan, but will it really further her career? If she doesn't have the talent, it may all come to nothing.
Victoria Beckham was given her own chat show, simply on the back of her celebrity status. It was a failure, because she just doesn't have the personality for it. Something similar may happen to this lady.

Chewbacca At least NBC have got it right.

I have just seen a video of Prince Harry telling the Head of Disney that 'she' does voiceovers. It's not fake and you can hear quite clearly. He's touting for work for his wife! Just unbelievable.

I'm not sure your assumption that the Millennium generation are backing H&M's decision Greeneyedgirl; at least not from what I've read on Mumsnet, which has a younger demographic than Gransnet.

Was it Jon Culshaw?

Wouldn’t you love to be a fly on the wall at Sandringham on Monday...... a fly with its phone on record of course?!!

Callistemon

I've said it before, I have no problem with H and M leaving and not 'doing their duty' but all funding should be withdrawn from the end of January, although they didn't have the grace to give a month's resignation notice! I very much doubt that Meghan, or indeed Archie, will ever set foot in this country again. I wish the press would stop giving so much space to their antics or what Meghan is wearing. Best thing now is to pay no attention to them at all.

Did none of the family or staff not notice that they took their dogs with them on their '6 week break' or didn't bring Archie back? Surely both of those facts were a real give away as to their intentions. They don't need Frogmore any longer, so maybe it could be kept for Charlotte. They could just have a room allocated for them at Buck Palace where they can be kept an eye on, if they need accommodation in this country on any visits.

Millennials are a lot more at ease with the culture of celebrity than baby boomers. They probably can't see what all the fuss is about.

Her intentions were clear on their wedding day, the lone walk up the steps, look at me not any flower girls, page boys, even a bouquet. She has played him like a strad from the very start and he is so emotionally fragile that he fell for it.
I do hope that when the day comes his brother will be there for him, he's going to need it, the old song 'I'm going to be around to pick up the pieces' will never have been more appropriate.