Harry and Meghan. UK Visit.

eazybee

Harry and family (or not) were offered accommodation at Buckingham Palace but he failed to either accept or refuse until the intervention expired. He then claimed they were refusing to house him; the Palace and possibly the King said he had left it too late for all the preparations to be made for a stay, more about staff and security than having some clean sheets and a new cake of soap.
Simple bad manners in refusing to make a decision, just as he behaved when the late Queen invited him and family for Christmas and had to telephone to discover whether he was coming or not; he declined.
More publicity fodder, and I am as bad as everyone else in feeding his attention-seeking tactics.
A Poor Type, allowing his obsession with shaming his father while ignoring his own poor decisions to dominate his otherwise aimless existence.

Now, I am no fan of this pair, but there are so many things quoted on social media which people don’t back up or check, that then become accepted as fact.
May I ask, when did Harry ‘claim they had refused to house him’?

The king is determined to avoid the ‘half in, half out’ life that H&M clearly wanted.

If they have full royal protection whenever they choose to visit there is nothing to stop them popping in and out for events that are good for their PR. The late queen was not going to allow that and neither is the king.

William would go up in smoke!!

Harry being refused Buckingham Palace because he declined then changed his mind and then accepted, therefore messing people around, is a good example of not letting your estranged child have everything their way, regardless of whether you're desperate to see their children or not.

Calendar girl
Can’t you picture her stepping off some private jet, (paid for by some rich mate), head down, dark glasses on, but making sure she would hit the headlines?

And the children with paper bags over their heads to hide their faces!

From personal staff, to airport staff, to air staff, to private security staff and all Uncle Tom Cobley's in between, there is no way his wife and children would be here without someone leaking. Because apart from anything else, the money the tabloids would pay an informant for intel like that would be phenomenal.

I believe their antics and constant quest for publicity, sympathy and validation are what my Mum would have said, - all getting a bit tiresome now.

merlotgran

For all we know, Meghan and the children could already be here hiding out in a remote ‘cottage’ on one of the royal estates. All the attention is on Harry making a song and dance about it all.

Cannot imagine Meghan ‘hiding out in a remote cottage on one of the royal estates’.

Nottingham Cottage was far too cramped and poky for her to live in with Harry. And I don’t think a cloak and dagger stay would suit Duchess Meghan.

No, despite all the ‘security risks’, Meg would want to be front and centre of everything, pushing Harry aside and being centre stage.

Can’t you picture her stepping off some private jet, (paid for by some rich mate), head down, dark glasses on, but making sure she would hit the headlines?

Harry and family (or not) were offered accommodation at Buckingham Palace but he failed to either accept or refuse until the intervention expired. He then claimed they were refusing to house him; the Palace and possibly the King said he had left it too late for all the preparations to be made for a stay, more about staff and security than having some clean sheets and a new cake of soap.
Simple bad manners in refusing to make a decision, just as he behaved when the late Queen invited him and family for Christmas and had to telephone to discover whether he was coming or not; he declined.
More publicity fodder, and I am as bad as everyone else in feeding his attention-seeking tactics.
A Poor Type, allowing his obsession with shaming his father while ignoring his own poor decisions to dominate his otherwise aimless existence.

Syracute

Exactly,it is all a ruse . They will all get together without the public knowing any better,

Where do you get your inside information from Syracute? Perhaps you can tell us if Thomas Markle has also seen his grandchildren in person and met his son-in-law? It would be nice to think they’ve reconciled with that side of the family too.

Exactly,it is all a ruse . They will all get together without the public knowing any better,

Iam64

vegansrock

Buckingham Palace must have a good few spare rooms and plenty of staff. I’m sure they wouldn’t have to drag out a camp bed to put him up - seems rather mean not/to let him stay there,

Exactly. Family squeeze family or friends in. Not this family

Buckingham Palace is open to the public from this week until the end of September.

These dates are known year to year.

I doubt if Harry and his family were offered bed and board whilst it was open to the public.

I smell a rat 🦝

vegansrock

Buckingham Palace must have a good few spare rooms and plenty of staff. I’m sure they wouldn’t have to drag out a camp bed to put him up - seems rather mean not/to let him stay there,

Exactly. Family squeeze family or friends in. Not this family

Buckingham Palace must have a good few spare rooms and plenty of staff. I’m sure they wouldn’t have to drag out a camp bed to put him up - seems rather mean not/to let him stay there,

For all we know, Meghan and the children could already be here hiding out in a remote ‘cottage’ on one of the royal estates. All the attention is on Harry making a song and dance about it all.

Merlotgran Princess Charlotte will be Princess Royal, and has the wonderful Princess Anne as a role model. Louis on the other hand has no obvious Royal role ahead of him. Prince Edward could be a role model for him I suppose, but he went through very difficult times to get where he is now (thanks, I think, to Sophie). So as I said, I hope some constructive thought is being given to Louis' future and he doesn't become a spoilt, arrogant brat like Harry and Andrew.

David49

nanna8

The UK doesn’t have the US gun problem at least. I am sure Harry knows that or if he doesn’t he has a very,very short memory. Must check where Australia stands re safety ferry23 never thought of that.

It's probably not Harry's safety concern but Megan's, living in the US where carrying a handgun is routine not having armed security would be unthinkable for many celebrities. Given that most murders are carried out by someone close to the victim the risk in the UK for a gun related attack is tiny.

From what I can see online ( and not a direct quote from Harry, but ‘a source’), their fear is of paparazzi who may ‘relentlessly’ try to get a picture of the children rather than of armed assassins. Could that be because of the constant drip-feeding of pictures of the back of their heads?

*The hope is they can meet their grandfather, but there is no way that can happen if they are chased by paparazzi wherever they go from the moment they step off the plane. He won’t put his children through that.”

According to the reports:

* Harry was said to be exploring “every option” to bring his family to the UK safely.
* His concern centered on the lack of publicly funded police protection after stepping down as a working royal.
* The source said Harry feared that without adequate security, Archie and Lilibet would face immediate and relentless attention from photographers upon arriving in Britain, making the visit unsafe.*

It is all attention seeking.
Friend with mental problems would ring me to arrange a Meet.
15 later she would ring and cancel - sudden migraine, whatever.
For 15 minutes she had my attention. Job done.
The media should ignore them. Blank them.

And please God let Prince William and Princess Catherine learn lessons from the mistakes of those who have gone before when it goes to educating Prince Louis and his expectations

Princess Charlotte is the ‘spare’ not Prince Louis.

Good point.
5 years ago they had some, albeit slim, hope of a reconciliation and, maybe some money earring potential...
Now they have neither!

MarieElla in response to your question - How did things look 5 years ago!

If Harry was my son would I want reconciliation with him? Of course, that's what parents do.
But from the outside, where I am more than happy to be, all I can see is a spoilt brat of a man who behaves abominably badly, with no thought of anyone other than himself/his family.
He's not important enough in any way to be in danger while here (or indeed anywhere) without state-funded security.
If he wants to be a Royal Prince, then let him behave like one.
Comparisons with Andrew Mountbatten-Windsor's personality traits are all to easy to draw.
I genuinely think the best thing that could happen would be for the British press to ignore him and stop reporting his every petulant gesture. They would go up in my estimation if they did!
And please God let Prince William and Princess Catherine learn lessons from the mistakes of those who have gone before when it goes to educating Prince Louis and his expectations. Something really has to change!
Sorry for the rant!

DP just told me ‘Harry won’t be staying at Buckingham Palace after all’ to which I replied ‘who cares?’

It really is very entertaining but not for his brother and father and the wider family who must desperately wish he'd just shut up and stay away.
I won how things will look in 5 years time....

MarieElla

So Harry accepted Bucks palace too late and has been refused. .
Time for his next tantrum!

And so it goes on!

Harry just can’t help himself, can he?

You would think if he really seeks ‘reconciliation’, he would try and go with the flow, and not make obstacles where there are none.

Am sure Meghan is stirring away behind the scenes.

So Harry accepted Bucks palace too late and has been refused. .
Time for his next tantrum!

Once back in Montecito Charles has no control over what they might do with such a photo...