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CanadianGran Thu 15-Feb-24 17:52:31

Yesterday on our local BC news, both television and print, had the titles

"Prince Harry and Meghan Markle in Whistler for Invictus Games Training".

I was curious why they used that headline, rather than using their official titles. Then I questioned their actual titles and how they should be addressed. I googled it, but admit I'm still a bit confused. He is a prince by birth, but not using the title now, so should be addressed as a Duke?

Should the headline have read 'The Duke and Duchess of Sussex..." instead? Even CBC which is funded by government much like your BBC used "Prince Harry and Meghan..." which I thought was odd.

I wonder about the media's reasons for using such casual titles, and even using Meghan's maiden name when they've been married for 8 years.

MissInterpreted Sun 18-Feb-24 11:57:07

Glorianny

Imagine if Harry hadn't come to see his father then gone to the Invictus camp in Canada. How loud the cries about his lack of care would have been. Damned if he does and damned if he doesn't. No wonder they left the UK and the fickle British public who love a celebrity to kick, and if it is a Royal so much the better. Not that long since it was Charles and Camilla getting the boot, and Eugenie and Beatrice were being derided, not to mention their mum. Meanwhile of course the royal with connections to paedophilia and people trafficking hides quietly away in the hope he might be forgotten.

I've said this time and time again on here.

Anniebach Sun 18-Feb-24 11:50:33

You recently called The Princess of Wales a 1950’s housewife

Glorianny Sun 18-Feb-24 11:40:36

Imagine if Harry hadn't come to see his father then gone to the Invictus camp in Canada. How loud the cries about his lack of care would have been. Damned if he does and damned if he doesn't. No wonder they left the UK and the fickle British public who love a celebrity to kick, and if it is a Royal so much the better. Not that long since it was Charles and Camilla getting the boot, and Eugenie and Beatrice were being derided, not to mention their mum. Meanwhile of course the royal with connections to paedophilia and people trafficking hides quietly away in the hope he might be forgotten.

25Avalon Sun 18-Feb-24 11:26:53

To me Meghan always seems to be smirking like the cat that got the cream. A horrible thing to say I know, but maybe she did get the cream. She didn’t grow up with pots of money and it seems she fantasised about being a fairy tale royal princess. Then it happened but reality wasn’t what she had envisaged. That’s not to say she doesn’t love Harry or he her. She just wasn’t suited to life here which I don’t think she should be blamed for. Going back to the States was the right thing for her. Unfortunately they then have to sustain their lifestyle and as others have said their main currency is the RF and what they have said does upset people. Like the prodigal son Charles would forgive Harry but William won’t as there have been too many nasty things and the ultimate betrayal.

Callistemon21 Sun 18-Feb-24 11:24:48

🤣🤣🤣

merlotgran Sun 18-Feb-24 11:16:40

Some people here act as if they are privy to what actually goes on behind closed doors using bogus newspaper accounts as fact

So are you saying Harry’s book and Netflix documentary were bogus? 😮

Who needs newspapers?

lemsip Sun 18-Feb-24 11:13:01

Syracute

Some people really need to get a life beyond moaning about the Sussex’s . Gleaning there so called facts from the tabloids !

I presume you are including yourself in the Some people since you are finding and posting on this thread!

Syracute Sun 18-Feb-24 11:09:08

Some people here act as if they are privy to what actually goes on behind closed doors using bogus newspaper accounts as fact . These newspapers generate loads of content on the Sussexes because it pays handsomely to portray them in a bad way . There are people who click on these articles just so they can have more mud to sling .

Joseann Sun 18-Feb-24 10:51:13

annsixty

Watching all the “sound bites “ on news clips etc of their visit to Canada I must give Meghan full credit for being such a good actor.
She seemed to me to be playing the part of being a doting wife who was loving every minute of being in the limelight and knowing it.
I didn’t see any clip that didn’t show her beaming with pleasure and pride.
Of course this is just what the press portrayed.

I think The Invictus Games is a tricky one for Meghan. She isn't sporty, and it wasn't her idea in the first place. I think Meghan dresses in designer clothes and smiles sweetly at these events so she has an excuse not to have to take part! She has to get a bit of the limelight somehow, or what's the point in attending?
In comparison, the Catherine always rocks up at sporting events in tracksuits and trainers, and joins in the games. She seems very versatile.
That's fine, either way. Just my observation.

Germanshepherdsmum Sun 18-Feb-24 10:42:44

I agree. H was very unpleasant about Camilla and now she’s undertaking, on her own, a great many of the engagements that Charles would have performed. She’s proving to be a real workhorse despite her years. Without the royal connection H &M have little to sell, and that connection might be severed sooner than they reckoned - though I hope Charles makes a full recovery of course.

annsixty Sun 18-Feb-24 10:39:05

Watching all the “sound bites “ on news clips etc of their visit to Canada I must give Meghan full credit for being such a good actor.
She seemed to me to be playing the part of being a doting wife who was loving every minute of being in the limelight and knowing it.
I didn’t see any clip that didn’t show her beaming with pleasure and pride.
Of course this is just what the press portrayed.

Calendargirl Sun 18-Feb-24 10:33:37

The cynic in me thinks that when the King’s cancer diagnosis was revealed, it suddenly focused H&M’s minds on what the future might hold for them, when William becomes King, and maybe not as many years away as one might hope.

The nasty and unpleasant remarks spoken and written about by them, about William and Catherine, and about Camilla?

If Charles were not here to defend his ‘darling boy’……

Germanshepherdsmum Sun 18-Feb-24 10:26:17

According to a number of newspapers today - not just one - William is firmly against Harry returning to royal duties. I wouldn’t be surprised if, when William becomes king, H & M’s titles are taken away - I don’t think Charles would do that to his son unless, perhaps, there are further, unforgivable, revelations from across the pond.

eazybee Sun 18-Feb-24 10:26:15

I know far more information about H & M than I do about most members of the royal family, all of it self-generated, and that is without reading their 'publications', watching their interviews and listening to their self-promotion. Their inability to earn a living without using their royal connections is down to them; they have both had golden opportunities.
Their attitude towards both their families is despicable, as is their perpetual posing as victims, when they appear to have the best that life can offer, that is: health wealth and happiness.

Anniebach Sun 18-Feb-24 10:25:34

I agree , would he have been asked to give that tv interview if
Charles was not ill? No,

Sparklefizz Sun 18-Feb-24 10:23:07

Boz

Sorry. Basically she says that all of Harry's stunts ie. flying visit to King or latest re-vamp of their website is an attempt to keep the Royal connection they appear to despise. Without that connection, they are nothing.

Thanks Boz.
I agree with her. The RF is their only currency.

merlotgran Sun 18-Feb-24 10:13:53

Farzanah

It’s interesting that so much hate can be generated towards two people who most people do not, or will never know, who are not dictators or mass murderers for example, and who don’t personally impinge on our lives.

We don’t need to know him when he feeds us a constant flow of self pity and dubious reports of wrong doings, not to mention invasions of other people’s privacy.

Does he seriously think he’ll be welcomed back as a part time royal?

Boz Sun 18-Feb-24 10:12:31

Sorry. Basically she says that all of Harry's stunts ie. flying visit to King or latest re-vamp of their website is an attempt to keep the Royal connection they appear to despise. Without that connection, they are nothing.

Louella12 Sun 18-Feb-24 10:04:49

I find it interesting that so much hate can be generated by a son towards his birth family.

I also find it interesting that we have this knowledge direct from the horse's mouth.

Germanshepherdsmum Sun 18-Feb-24 10:03:23

I don’t hate Harry - a very strong word - but I am very disappointed in him for the way he has betrayed his family, and I lay the responsibility for the way he has behaved at his wife’s feet. He has let down both his family and his country, which he was brought up to serve.

Farzanah Sun 18-Feb-24 09:55:59

It’s interesting that so much hate can be generated towards two people who most people do not, or will never know, who are not dictators or mass murderers for example, and who don’t personally impinge on our lives.

Anniebach Sun 18-Feb-24 09:55:24

He spoke of himself as usual

Sparklefizz Sun 18-Feb-24 09:53:09

Harry had no thought for how exhausted and unwell his father might feel after his surgery, the shock of the cancer news and his first treatment.

He impulsively jumped on a flight, and I can't help but feel he did this for the optics without a thought for what might be best for his father.

Boz Would love to read that article but it's behind a pay wall.

Iam64 Sun 18-Feb-24 09:52:42

Boz it’s behind a pay wall. Can you summarise

Boz Sun 18-Feb-24 09:40:07

www.thetimes.co.uk/article/url-why-prince-harry-should-come-back-uk-royal-family-698fkdzbs

Good old Camilla Long; nailed them again.