This might get interesting

Whether they need the 'royal' word or not, the point is that they're being told they can't use it. No one can own a language and therefore no one should be banned from using any part of it.

Lyndiloo
He's not a charlatan. He's never professed to be a medium. He's a comedian called Mark whooton. That's how he earns his money, it's all a joke.

I can't see why they need the ' Royal' title. There can't be many people who don't know who Harry and Megan are.

I do wonder what Harry does all day. He must be bored out of his tree. Being a royal, I suppose he is used to days and days of inactivity, waiting for the next royal engagement; but to just remain at home, week after week, when you are fit and relatively young, must be mind numbing. I presume Meghan isn't quite so bored, as she appears to be actively seeking 'work' (according to the media, who knows?). They may be very privileged, but I would hate to be in their position - living in a guilded cage, quite sad really.

Oh to be a fly on the wall in H&M’s home!

If Harry was unhappy before, I’m pretty sure he is just as unhappy now. You’re not telling me that any of this ‘mess’, because that’s what it is, is what he envisaged when they set out on their alternative ‘royal’ lifestyle.

With the wonderful benefit of hindsight, I’m sure they could have remained part of the family, carrying out certain royal duties, supporting the Queen, their chosen charities, the military connections, whilst living a more discreet and relatively private life at Windsor, and enjoying selective trips to the USA, Canada or wherever.

Instead, it’s this unholy ‘mess’. What a shame as no one has come out of it happy I’m sure.

Oh, that link to the medium. What a charlatan! Can anyone imagine Lady Diana using so many 'wots' in the wrong places! (Not grammatically correct places.) It's ridiculous! It wasn't 'spine-chilling' at all - it was farcical! And I do believe in the spirit world - but this tripe is just taking the pee!

And I think that the ban on the word 'Royal' is just for the brand name 'Sussex Royal', not for Harry and Megan calling themselves 'Royal'.

I'm really sad that this estrangement from the Royal Family has happened, but Harry and Megan cannot have their cake and eat it! It seems to me that Megan should have thought longer and harder before marrying Harry (and he, perhaps, before marrying her).

You do indeed.
I have only one thing to add, as they say, you should always aim to strike a happy medium.

@Mawb

Some people believe in spirit world, others, not so much.
What is your point? Life is what you make it, surely?

Now I need shusshy!

My point Ananimous was what on earth did such tosh add to the subject matter or indeed point of this thread. And tosh it was - hilarious if life weren’t too short to waste a nanosecond on such a charlatan.

Sorry vampirequeen but you can't wear your Royal blue trousers, whilst icing your cake with Royal icing and peeling your Jersey Royals anymore. It's the law!

Does that mean that I can't buy Jersey Royals anymore? What about Royal Icing? Can I still get Royal Gala apples or Royal Norfolks (if someone has a tree)? Will we still be able to buy Royal Jelly? What about Royal meals and desserts? Will they have to change the company name? Will royal blue become a different shade of blue or a different colour completely?

If we can lay claim to a word and stop other people using it then I'd like the word ….red. That robin's going to have to his breast colour. And Man Utd can no longer be the Reds. Post boxes will have to change as will Argos and TKMaxx. Husbands and boyfriends will have to find buy undies in other colours for their wives and girlfriends. There will no longer be any Reds under the beds or red top newspapers. A farce? Of course it is. As is banning H and M from using the word 'royal'.

@MawB What was your point? Remy posted link of spirit medium one to one with Diana and Dodi)

Maybe Megs and Harry saw Shirley G channeling Diana?

In the Guardian now is "Under “additional details” it reads: “While there is not any jurisdiction by the Monarchy or Cabinet Office over the use of the word ‘Royal’ overseas, the Duke and Duchess of Sussex do not intend to use ‘Sussex Royal’ or any iteration of the word ‘Royal’ in any territory (either within the UK or otherwise) when the transition occurs Spring 2020.”

sounds like M&H might have thought there was a loophole as they are not in UK but it has been made clear now that the y will not get away with using Royal in their branding,.

well that was short lived. Think I was fooled by a wind up online.. I think it was online Mirror and Mail.....ITV

@Mawb

Oh, you didn't see Dodi appear? Best bit. ...I believe you, thousands wouldn't.

@Vampirequeen
Yes, the curse of the roses, I think.

Lady Di (She revoked all royalty when she passed on apparently) and the accent is obviously Shirley's channeling voice. Sheba, Shirley's spirit dog is not in that clip, unfortunately.

How do you know she was happy to have that sort of wedding? Maybe she just went along with it at the time because she was trying to keep everyone happy. Who knows what is really going on. It's all supposition. Perhaps it's Harry who wants to escape. Perhaps they don't want Archie to be brought up in the way that Harry was. Perhaps they figure that Harry is so far down the inheritance of the crown list that it would be better for all of them if they lived a more private life. We have absolutely no idea why they've moved and what the rest of the family truly think about it. Simply blaming the American wife seems, at best, to be clutching at straws to avoid blaming Harry or, at worst, xenophobia.

I agree Annie and as I posted earlier if she does, she'll prove her critics right.

She should never have married into the royal family if she wasn't prepared to respect the protocol. She was quite happy to have her very expensive, broadcast around the world wedding complete with the ride in an open top horse drawn carriage with all the pomp and ceremony 'royal protocol' provides though, wasn't she.

Did she need the money? It seems that she was pretty well off in her own right. Perhaps they got married because they loved each other. Oh no I forgot. Harry has no mind of his own. She must have bewitched him somehow. It must be a genetic weakness in the royal men because it's not the first time someone of Harry's bloodline has been bewitched. Edward VIII had no mind of his own and was bewitched by Wallace Simpson. Perhaps it dates back to when Henry VIII was bewitched by Anne Boleyn and ditched Catherine of Aragon. Or maybe it was even earlier. Some thought that Edward IV had been bewitched by Elizabeth Woodville. Who knows when the bewitching started.

Ananimous I cannot believe you posted that link in any sort of good faith.
As a joke, yes?
I could not get beyond the appallingly fake “Ai am Lady Dai” anybody sounding less Sloane is hard to imagine. Barbara Windsor could have done better.
Total little round objects.
What was your point?

I doubt she will write a ‘tell all book’ , Harry may be under her
thumb but I don’t believe he would support such a book.

If she doesn’t want to be tied to the protocol,but take the money, she should have stayed with the celebrity chef , she could have become Nigella the 2nd, we know she writes on
bananas.

Megs could call her book "Game of Thrones" - she must have all the goods on everyone by now.