Prince Harry’s engagement

As my Granny used to say.....whatever makes you happy......as long as it doesn't frighten the horses!

I really can’t understand why you need this to bring something good into your lives.

I don’t know them, I don’t pretend that I do! I haven’t swallowed all the PR rubbish spewed out about the RF over the years. I believe that inherited rank, status and privilege is just plain wrong. I think the monarchy contributes to the flawed values of our society, the inherent inequality and unfairness. I see plenty of good and happy things in my life - I don’t need some surrogate dysfunctional family to make me happy or make me smile,I have my own family and good friends and neighbours who I know and care about. I’m adult enough not to need the RF and its erstwhile members to bring joy into my life. As individuals I couldn’t care less about them but as an institution I care very much about what they stand for.

Well said HildaW, we need to look for the good things in life, it,s too short to be full of doom and gloom.

Hear, hear HildaW!!

Wish to add my best wishes....and would just like to say I find all the negativity so very sad....why can we not just be happy for them. What's wrong with just being a bit upbeat and optimistic about people.....if we do not try to see the good in the world or in other people (whoever they are) we run the risk of seeing nothing but gloom and misery. Yes, there is a lot of really nasty stuff in the world and we do need to do what we can to counteract that, but I'm not sure being bitter about other people's happiness actually does anything positive.

I am just happy for both of them and wish them a long and happy marriage. I look forward to the wedding, and everything that goes with it.I am a fan of the royals,and if we didn’t have them,what would we have?

They look very happy, and love makes the world go round. Hooray for good news, for once.
But I am getting a little tired of hearing about this and all the speculation about The Wedding, on the TV and in the newspapers.

My mum wasn't very happy about me getting married to my Dh. She gave us six months. We recently celebrated our sapphire (45th) wedding anniversary! Though I do like to tell my dh that I've only stayed with him to annoy my mother.

I wish Harry & Meghan the same as I'd wish any couple getting married - health, wealth and happiness, though I think they're doing ok on the second of those!

Oh for gawd's sake Maryliza ... WTF has stamp duty got to do with anything? Loosen your stays sweetie, and start enjoying life. We don't expect you to be out on the Mall waving your paper flag but you do have a remarkable ability to suck the joy out of everything.

Well said n&g, every happiness to the lovely couple.

I shouldn't be surprised at some of the mean spirited comments here - but I always am.

I remember someone telling my husband to be I was a bad choice and yet here we are 41 years down the line going strong. So who's to say if they will last or not?

Its indisputable I think looking at the pictures of the announcement that they are a young couple in love. And in a world where every other news headline is about mans inhumanity to man - I think its lovely.

They may not make it to 40 years but I don't think you can judge them by others failures . If that were the case when my Mum and 3 brothers all divorced I shouldn't have had a snowball in hells chance- yet here I am !

Good luck to them I say !

Great post BlueBelle and I'm still sitting too

I am happy for the couple, it's the oozing coverage by the media which irritates me

I don't care enough to wish them ill, so, good on them if they're happy. There's far too little happiness in the world.

It's being so cheerful as keeps 'em going Sar53!

Whether royalist or republican surely one cannot be entirely hard hearted about Harry losing his mum when he was so young. Or respect the fact that he has been so open about how he has been affected. Comment interesting and if you follow the link even more interesting re his plea for press privacy for his girlfriend a while back.
www.theguardian.com/commentisfree/2017/nov/27/prince-harry-meghan-markle-britishness-monarchy-relevant?CMP=twt_gu

Some right bitter comments on here I m amazed some people can be so nasty looks like some will be rubbing their hands in glee waiting for something bad to happen
I don’t care a fig for the Royals but surely we can all find something nice to think about two young people however many relatives have divorced just let them get on with their lives, those amongst us who ve never done daft things as a youngster or an oldster stand up .... I m still sitting

How miserable some of you are. Can we not be happy for them ! Congrats to N&G on your anniversary.

Divorce is not inherited

But I don't follow your logic - how can what happened to relatives in the past possibly affect his marriage now? Don't you think it would make him more aware of the things that could go wrong? What about all his relatives whose marriages didn't end in divorce? It is almost as if you are hoping the marriage will fail - I am sure you aren't but that is the way it is coming across.

Well it's much more likely than this happy ever after scenario. His uncle's marriage, his father's marriage, his aunt's marriage, and his great aunt's marriage all failed. Remember?

So his uncle's marriage failed so his will too? Does that mean we can expect William and Kate to split up soon? Anne is on her second marriage - been married for a while, do you think we will be hearing about their divorce too? Some people appear to have selective memories.

Oldwoman70 much the same was said about Andrew and Fergie (Do some of you have short memories?)

I am also sure there are many GNs who divorced and married for a second time and are still together after many years