The family firm.

George looks like George V1. It interests me.

I don't mind Kate and William, the security threats must be immense.

Oh my goodness merlotgran, if that’s the reason it’s a massive snub to the queen. Oh dear, I’m afraid I don’t know what to say. The excuse I heard about was that they’ve said Archie’s too young, but I’m can’t see that’s true, I think it could be false news. Meghan just doesn’t understand the monarchy does she?

I’d rather read about the royals than those twerps in the Palace of Westminster.

The Sussexes are not being bullied, but they are having every action they take and every comment they make scrutinised and widely reported. This is because they have both foolishly attempted to tell other people how they should live their lives, from a position of great privilege.

Didn’t we all look like that on the school run? Just so normal?

Crystal, if you’d thought that the world’s press would be there photographing you and you’d then be on every television screen in the world, not to mention every newspaper front page, I think you might have made an effort.

Quite Easybee.

Well my daughter can't be there on her children's first day back to school. She is working all day - single mum - before collecting them from after school care Doesn't really benefit financially but so much less stressful than trying to get universal credit. When ex partner has children at weekend she will do the housework shopping and school uniforms. And try to find some me time!
Just like lots of others busy mums.
Yea life is so hard for the royals.

Some mothers can take their children to school some can’t ,

I managed to and no father to have them at weekends to give some me time.

Life is different for the royals, many privileges, but many restrictions. I wouldn’t want the job despite their privileges, money is not the be all and end all. Who wants to live in a goldfish bowl?

I agree Paperbackwriter. I don’t care either way about any of them but some of the the venomous comments about Megan Markle both here and in the gutter press are bordering on the barmy. Can’t believe there is not an element of racism in it, especially given the current political climate is such that racist attitudes have become virtually sanctioned.

When all else fails play the race card

Quite right Annie, I couldn’t take my children to school after my youngest was five because I went back to work. I had to be in my own classroom welcoming other people’s children to school as my children were being taken to school by their childminder. My husband couldn’t take them either, until they went to his school aged eleven.

I haven’t seen a single racist remark on this thread. The race card is pulled out too often, it prevents proper analysis by closing down the discussion.

I did say "like many other busy mums".

Eloethan good post.

maddy you are right, there hasn’t been one racist comment on this thread .

Much about money, seems if we got rid of the monarchy
everyone in the country will have pay increases, NHS waiting lists a thing of the past and the elected president living in a semi.

The thought of having to dress up, meet and greet with cameras rolling whilst suffering PMT or period pains ? No thank you.

Can’t believe there is not an element of racism in it, especially given the current political climate is such that racist attitudes have become virtually sanctioned.

Utter nonsense.

Totally agree"Eloethan"

Wonder how many GNers spent the summer with their Great Granny in law? Thought not!
There's a lot on this thread about MM's family. Harry and William's isn't that squeaky clean. Divorces all over the place, uncle who is friends with a people trafficker. Great uncle and Great granddad who mixed with Nazis. Aunty with a drink problem.

For what it's worth I think Meghan is not helping nothing to do with race.

I do find the expression " play the race card" rather unfortunate.

Only mention on this thread has been of a grandfather not seeing his grandson.

No one is responsible for the actions of others but certainly responsible for their own actions.

Should I hang my head in shame because a g g g grandmother’s sister was deported for theft ?

I had an uncle who was an alcoholic too.

Oh the shame , even worse a g uncle who was physician to the Queen , her father and her grandmother.

Trisher, I would if I could. Unfortunately, she died in 1932, when DMiL was 16. My DC and DGC came on holiday with us this year and DDiL knew and loved my DF, in the few years she knew him. We have phtos of him cradling his great grand daughter

Lots of families go on holiday across the generations.

Of course they do M0nica but it is usually a joint decision about where and when. Not GGil insisting everyone must come to them every summer and every Christmas (Yawn)

I've had my inlaws every Christma s and boxing day since 1975.Sometimes they arrived on Christmas eve .That was Granny and MIL and FIL and SIL and her husband up until they had their own children in 1996 but the older members still came to me and now its only MIL left.My own parents and sister and BIL were part of the first 20 years too .Its no harddship to spend a couple of days with family ..even ones that are difficult to get on with /

But they aren't ALL still coming are they paddyann?
SIL and her husband up until they had their own children in 1996
MM and Harry have their own child, maybe they want their own holiday.

There's a lot on this thread about MM's family. Harry and William's isn't that squeaky clean.

The difference is that the Royal family don't disown their relatives, as Meghan Markle has tried to do. And considering she and her husband have spent recent holidays in Nice, Venice (with the Clooneys) and Ibiza, they could have spared a few days with the rest of the family in Scotland, instead of snubbing the Queen for the second year running. It is not as though they are working, although apparently both 'have an extremely busy schedule'.
This trip to America, for a tennis match strikes me as a an attempt to show 'I am an independent woman'; instead she appears a very rude one.