Its going to be about taxes M&H

She playing a good game on the back of H and the family.
They should never have married.
That`s just my opinion and I am gutted for our wonderful Queen and the family.

Wonder if he will go to Sandringham tomorrow, face his
grandmother,father and brother , I doubt it.

I am a little puzzled as to why they are making such a drama out of this decision to leave. Surely it could have been handled differently as, we are led to believe, plans for their exit were already on the table? Plans could have been finalised and then an announcement made by the Palace. Was their instagram announcement meant as some subtle form of leverage. Give us a good deal or we sit on Oprah's sofa?

jolbrook I think you could be right.

Could it just be that Meghan has post natal depression, and Harry, having mental health issues himself, knows just how hard it is.
Many of us have had to deal with family with Mental Health problems, and should we perhaps be a little kinder, and maybe not be so taken in by the tabloids, but use a little common sense.

It wasn't my assumption Chewbacca 'twas the DM's.
Just whizzed over to Mumsnet, and it seems to me that many seem supportive of H&M but some also resent the fact that many young families struggle, whilst they, H&M can please themselves.
I have to say their posts are much wittier than on here .

I think posters get confused with the RF and the press. If H and M were/are having mental health problems I'm sure the RF would do all they could to support them. The RF aren't the ones posting tabloid stories about them.

Greeneyedgirl and also much more foul mouthed.

the lone walk up the steps
Weren't her bridesmaids etc waiting for her at the door, as is tradition?
The only tradition that was different was that her father was not there to walk her up the steps and down the aisle because he had 'a heart attack' or whatever it was.

I think the lone walk maybe refers to her walking that bit on her own before Charles popped up to gallantly lead her to Harry, which was actually really lovely and touching I thought. Shame if it was all part of a master plan.

It was EMMF1948 who mentioned the lone walk up the steps and said it was look at me

Well, yes, it was her wedding day!!

Actually the one thing that I do notice abut the press fury surrounding this couple is that it has succesfully removed Andrew from the spotlight. Now if one was to believe in sex trafficking underage girls and rich paedophile rings, not to mention the death of Epstein, one might think this was very suspicious. Power and influence is not the preserve of the RF alone (although RF individuals may be involved).

Meghan is going back into the entertainment industry which will offer her a great and well rewarded future.

Where Harry figures in that I am not sure even he has worked out at this stage. However, with her surrounded by all the glitz and glamour of that world with all its "attractions", I will be very surprised if they are still together in two or three years time.

I do not feel I am being unkind to them in stating the above, but just being somewhat realistic.

I doubt that it was intentionally timed

However, he must be relieved.

She didn't do any lone walking. She walked up the aisle with the two Mulroney boys holding her train and the other little ones walking behind. I thought her entrance was breathtaking.

Anniebach Sun 12-Jan-20 09:26:42
I feel so sorry for William and Kate,they will continue with their duty to the country and the commonwealth whilst his brother will be doing all he can to destroy them
SLIGHT overuse of hyperbole there, Anniebach. How, pray, do you think M&H's leaving is going to destroy William and his wife?

trisher Sun 12-Jan-20 11:54:08
Actually the one thing that I do notice abut the press fury surrounding this couple is that it has succesfully removed Andrew from the spotlight. Now if one was to believe in sex trafficking underage girls and rich paedophile rings, not to mention the death of Epstein, one might think this was very suspicious. Power and influence is not the preserve of the RF alone (although RF individuals may be involved).
Exactly, Trisher. Given that Andrew is the Queens favourite, she must be delighted that he is no longer under attack.

This is all SUCH a storm in a tea cup. None of what we are getting is the truth. No one other than those on the inside knows the truth. All this furore is doing is whipping up the infamy of the absconders, giving them yet MORE selling power in Canada.

I would have thought, given how much GNers have always seemed to hate MM, that you would be glad to see the back of her.

Why is there such a fast move on behalf of government and the Queen to be seen to sort out the H and M saga and make fast decisions on what will be decided about their leaving the U. K.? In technicality Meghan and Archie have in fact already gone and heard yesterday the "dogs" have been flown over to Canada to new home. This has been planned for a long time and I half believe that the other Royals already knew about it.

Sorry to bring it up but we have had over three years trying to sort out Brexit and have got nowhere and it seems that this is getting sorted out in under three weeks and everybody is falling themselves to make sure that M and H get exactly what they want. What about us the people ? oh yes just remembered we don't matter do we.

I agree Merlotgran about the breathtaking entrance. That Welsh soprano singing to gorgeous music, the way the sunlight dappled through the chapel, the beauty of it all.
Just so, so sad how all the hopes and promise seem to have evaporated in such a short time.

Spot on Trisher. Andrew out of the spotlight!!! We've been here before haven't we? Remember?

I wonder which of them chose the song "Stand by Me" to be sung at their wedding. I just feel it was Harry! I was in tears over that song because it was so moving.

3nanny6 Surely the rush is in order to minimise the fall-out and scandal.

Callistemon it's not the timing it's the press attention. Newspapers are owned by rich powerful men.

Agreed trisher; the art of deflecting attention at its finest.

They could play themselves in the next series of the Crown

All this has been arranged to remove Andrew from the spotlight? Harry and his wife planned it or the Queen planned it and Harry agreed to play his part !

Surely the rush is in order to minimise the fall-out and scandal says Sparklefiz

I think the rush is because H and M want to get themselves firmly out of U.K and they need to know what they can and can't do that is at least if they do want to be able to return.

It's the Queen and Prince Philip I feel sorry for because the Royal family are totally rocked by scandal at the moment particularly with Andrew and this is just added pressure.
All we want now is for the Queen to say she is standing down from the throne because it is getting too much for her
and that will be it after all look at the ages of Queen and Prince Philip.

One little thing to add the Royals have the names down for royal babies at Eton even before they are born I suppose young Archie will not require the Old Etonian school as it seems they want to be the new face of changing the monarchy and maybe habits of a lifetime.