The Sussexes & Hypocrisy

They remind me of Edward 8th and Mrs. Simpson.

'Show girl and the Prince' type relationships are always going to be trouble and this one begins with a capital 'T'. Meghan is going to get a real shock when she goes into labour unless she's having an epidural, of course, but that won't be very 'vegan or new age' though, will it!!!

Precious child ? ?

Theoddbird I agree with you about the vegan comment. Daft in the extreme.

Some of you sound like the worst kind of in-laws ready to discuss any faults you can find or imagine with your precious child's new partner.

I think, with the kids and addiction thing, he was thinking more of games such as Fortnite rather than Instagram. They do spend a lot of time on those. None of his business though.

Butt out Harry.

If they put themselves in the public eye when not on official duty why not comment, they choose the celebrity life and criticism comes with that.

Have to say I took offence 're the comment up there about Megan being vegan when she was eating chicken last year. People are not born vegan....they have to change the way they eat to become one. Good for her on making the change. I hope their children are brought up to be vegan. It was a stupid remark as are many. I get fed up of people running them down at the drop of a hat. Leave them be please

Only just disallusioned with the royals...,. your playing catch up Sparkle

No way is William playing away, he suffered much when his parents did

CarlyD7 you evidently did your homework - and there’s a huge difference in price from the Daily Fail report. They may not be setting a good example, but what they say about social media could well be true and not just for teens.

Zara is a very junior royal , 17th in line to the throne

Please the internet is a fabulous tool, it keeps family and friends connected worldwide. My scattered family/friends use instagram to "keep up".

The young people who have committed suicide are heartbreaking dreadful family altering circumstances.

Perhaps there is a need for more regulation of the internet as it is a relatively new phenomenon.

But please can we leave the Duke & Duchess alone and not believe everything written in the media, come on Gransnetters surely we are better than this.

So, Carly what medium did you read/use about Wills " playing away ?"

Firstly, too many people on here believe everything they read in the Daily Moan (it is NOT costing £33,000 for a 3 night stay - if you look on the hotel website, the most expensive room is £2,750 (still a lot, but the DM has hugely inflated the price merely to cause trouble & create lots of click bait). Secondly, they are still "finding their way" as a married couple and at least they're in love, and not like Kate and Wills (stories everywhere about his "playing away" - no wonder she always looks so tired and thin). Personally, I'm happy that he's found someone who makes him happy - good luck to them. And maybe the Instagram account is to try to counteract all the negative stuff that goes on? Stop getting manipulated by the gutter press. Give them a chance!

Okay, so the days of " finding " a suitable suitor to fit in with the family have gone but-------------

I love the non-pretence of Zara and her husband. They're so down to earth and " normal " and there's never likely to be any hostilities regarding these two. All thanks to Zara's no-nonsense mother,Princess Anne a hard-working underrated member of the Royal family.

I don’t understand why they chose a hotel , they could have stayed in Llwynwermod, perhaps Megan isn’t into fishing ?

I love reading about the royals but Harry does not come across as 'royal' anymore - more 'Hollywood' if anything.Meghan now has privilege and everything that goes with it - but that is only as a consequence of being Harry's wife. Princess Diana came from an aristocratic family - going back over 500 years - whether she would have got on with Meghan or not - who knows? As a second son - in time - Harry (and Meghan) will (hopefully) create less such publicity - I personally prefer Kate - but that's just because she seems so more normal/unaffected than 'Meghan' - and I'm not naive - nothing is 'really normal' about the privileged lives they all lead - I mean does it really matter who you are/how much you're worth? Spending £30,000 on a 3-night break is obscene in anyone's world - surely? There is poverty,hunger and need in Britain,and in various other parts of the world - I really do not understand how Harry can justify the cost of their break - the Queen and close family are a great institution,Harry needs to stop bringing attention to himself,and get on with his work,charity or otherwise,quietly and with some dignity.

I'm a little more supportive of them. I think he can criticise social media, yet be entitled to use it himself. In the same way that I can criticise the way alcohol is promoted/ advertised to encourage youngsters to partake, whilst still enjoying a glass of wine or two myself.

ab, do you you have a mole on the inside?

They have Frogmore and rent a country Manor House, why the need for a hotel,

My post wasn't talking about money but about practising what they preach.

I'm surprised they didn't go off to one of the other royal homes, why go to a hotel.

I had my doubts about Meghan right from the start, and unfortunately she has done nothing since to make me change my mind about her.

The trouble is Harry is so obviously totally besotted with her that if there are any negative comments about her from his family, he is furious. He was famously quoted as saying 'what Meghan wants Meghan gets'.

The fact that so many of her staff have resigned after what was a short time working for her, says it all doesn't it?

Can you imagine returning to your 'des res' after a multi-million remodelling, everything cleaned and primped to perfection with household staff already in place, no doubt flowers and food already bought and arranged then leaving the next day to spend 3 days in an hotel?
No...I can't either.
I'd want to be fussing with the nursery, arranging the baby-shower gifts and exploring the work done on the house.
Some people....