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bloody whinging royals

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paddyann Fri 18-Oct-19 22:45:32

we had Harry all over the "news" earlier now his wife has joined in with the whinging about how hard their life is!! Honestly ..they should have to live the lives of millions in this country and then they would know how HARD life can get .Why is it NEWS anyway? If its so hard they can always walk away .

Anniebach Tue 22-Oct-19 09:10:02

Until his marriage Harry has spent his life surrounded by family, then he moves out to Frogmore .

Always having an extended family close then moving away from that support is very difficult, I have experienced it, not a wise move for him.

merlotgran Tue 22-Oct-19 09:09:16

If self important idiots like George Clooney are drip feeding comments about Diana, Harry is going to soak them up like a sponge. Where are his old pals who have offered support in the past?

There are younger Royals like Zara and Eugenie who he is reported to be close to. Are they keeping a distance?

Meghan strikes me as somebody who doesn't recognise the importance of family support and might (we can't know for sure) be driving a wedge between Harry and his because it comes easily to someone who has cut her own family adrift.

I also think she was unkind to mention in the interview that her friends warned against their marriage. She blamed possible press intrusion but she made it sound as though she only married him because she was too naïve to make a more sensible decision.

Comments like that must hurt Harry.

jo1book Tue 22-Oct-19 09:04:52

I have to agree with the post that concluded they were both a bit weird.
She is false and manipulative and he is immature and feeling sorry for himself.
They'd spoil another pair.

jo1book Tue 22-Oct-19 09:02:08

MM does have a touch of Lady Macbeth about her!

Anniebach Tue 22-Oct-19 09:00:19

SirChen. What a thought , ?

SirChenjin Tue 22-Oct-19 08:52:54

I agree about the controlling thing. Can you imagine if Tim Lawrence had behaved in the same way with a Princess Anne - finishing her sentences, rubbing her back, telling the press what he’d told A?!

MissAdventure Tue 22-Oct-19 08:23:20

[hmm

Sparklefizz Tue 22-Oct-19 08:14:09

And M's hand on H's back all the time, guiding him through doorways etc - sorry, that's not affection, that's control.

Sparklefizz Tue 22-Oct-19 08:11:40

It is clear that Megan has manipulated him into this situation “As I keep telling H”....and no matter what you think of the royal family, is it not sad to see another human being reduced to this state?

Liljan I agree.

I was also concerned that Meghan kept finishing Harry's sentences for him and interrupting him in the Africa documentary the other night.... and he stood there like a chastened puppy.

But as someone said several pages back, if a British man went over to the US, married Ivanka Trump and then started finding fault with the Americans, preaching to them but generally being hypocritical, we surely know how that would be received ......

When Meghan helped put together that Vogue cover recently of the most influential women, where was the Queen, where was Diana? Who actually IS Jameela Jamil who - in Meghan's opinion - qualified to appear on the cover above them?

LullyDully Tue 22-Oct-19 08:06:38

I think that this should be kept private. They need help and support from professionals.No one can handle mental healing this way.

He needs to keep out of the media, but is fanning the flames and courting a mixture approval and disapproval.

This can only end badly. So sad . Neither seem to have the strength to cope with a difficult role.

Sara65 Tue 22-Oct-19 08:06:30

If Meghan is suffering from post natal depression, surely she’s having the very best of medical care, and every kind of help available.

I’ve just been hearing on Radio 4, the Royal Correspondent for, I think, The Times, saying the press are a bit miffed because Meghan gets a great deal off positive attention, which is never acknowledged.

By the way, I think her post pregnancy tummy makes her look quite attractive.

Calendargirl Tue 22-Oct-19 07:59:08

As Ellanvannin says, maybe Meghan is suffering from PND. A lot has happened to her in the last couple of years, I still think having a baby straightaway has given her little time to adjust to marriage and her new life. (And before anyone jumps in, I know many of us have had a baby soon after getting married!)
Also think that the fact she is carrying a bit of post pregnancy baby weight will not make her feel great, bearing in mind she is used to looking very slim and elegant in front of the camera. And no, I’m not criticising, just making an observation.

Sara65 Tue 22-Oct-19 07:42:27

over the years I’ve gone from being a Royalist, to just having a very high regard for a few of them.

Always liked Harry, and who couldn’t have been profoundly moved by the sight of those boys walking behind their mothers coffin.

But, I am wholly sick of their whining, I think Meghan knew perfectly well what she was getting into when she married a British Prince, and I think the British People genuinely wished them well, but if they can’t stand the heat, they had best get out of the kitchen, never a good idea to do these self pitying TV interviews in my opinion.

Liljan Tue 22-Oct-19 07:31:11

Urmstrongran is right, Harry is a worry. He’s not just fragile but in my opinion is broken. He’s lost his once very close brother and has chosen to distance himself from friends and the rest of his family because he feels it’s his way of protecting his wife and son. It is clear that Megan has manipulated him into this situation “As I keep telling H”....and no matter what you think of the royal family, is it not sad to see another human being reduced to this state?

notanan2 Tue 22-Oct-19 07:17:25

must feel quite relieved that the heat is off him.

The heat is NOT off him at all there are plenty of calls for full investigations.

You can have opinions about more than one thing at a time

MissAdventure Tue 22-Oct-19 00:29:05

I bet he does!

Eloethan Tue 22-Oct-19 00:25:35

I am not a monarchist and feel no affiliation whatsoever to the monarchy as an institution.

However, like some others on here, I feel that Meghan and Harry have been subjected to some really unfair treatment. Yes, they are hypocritical and wasteful - but so are other members of the family who profess to care about the environment. And they are all profligate - William and Kate spending over a million pounds to re-surface Kensington Palace driveway. "Airmiles Andy" and Charles haven't exactly been beacons of environmentalism and decency either.

Harry and Meghan are being subjected to attacks from almost every angle. A member of the royal family who continued a very close friendship with a convicted paedophile who, fortunately for some, died in very suspicious circumstances, must feel quite relieved that the heat is off him.

Anniebach Mon 21-Oct-19 22:50:28

Megan was clingy before she had the baby

EllanVannin Mon 21-Oct-19 22:45:39

I wonder if Meghan has got post-natal depression ? If so, it'll naturally rub off on Harry. This" oddness " has happened since the birth of Archie.
It's the sort of illness which manifests itself in different ways. Meghan's being seen to be quite over-protective of the child in certain situations and unnaturally clingy with Harry.

Kate and William were never like this.

notanan2 Mon 21-Oct-19 22:44:09

Oh well if their mate George Clooney says so...
grin

Their behaviour is comparable to Dianas... and so will generate some similar responses/reactions. But its by their own design

AllotmentLil Mon 21-Oct-19 22:40:30

Good post Maw - agree with all you say.

Anniebach Mon 21-Oct-19 22:17:47

In February George Clooney compared Megan’s treatment to
Diana’s !

notanan2 Mon 21-Oct-19 22:08:51

It is also hard to believe that M had "no idea" what she was getting into

She said that before: when engaged she said she didnt really know much about who harry was. Then footage resurfaced from before they are supposed to have met of her saying how fanciable "Prince Harry" was. Hmm

She is a professional worldly successful 30 something. Are we REALLY to believe that she moved continents and took a high profile job without researching it at all?

hmm

MissAdventure Mon 21-Oct-19 22:01:33

Everyone says it with such confidence. (Just thought: also happens on other threads! grin)

Anniebach Mon 21-Oct-19 21:59:42

Different opinions , happens on many threads