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Sussexborn Sat 18-Jan-20 18:49:35

It looks as if Harry and Meghan really may have to make their own way in the world after all. Hopefully their new landlord will put his hand in his pocket if need be. He probably won’t miss the odd £billion.

I am surprised as I thought they would be given whatever they want to avoid any tell it as they see it documentaries.

Anniebach Mon 20-Jan-20 17:15:27

If Canada provides security and guards have to be armed,
they will have to have The Mounties’ because they are the only police force to be armed.

I have thoughts of them greeting crowds followed by Mounties on horseback ?

Jane10 Mon 20-Jan-20 17:20:05

There may not exactly be crowds judging by some of the comments from Canadians!

SirChenjin Mon 20-Jan-20 17:46:36

Nezumi65 - yes, perhaps they don’t plan to make a single penny from global brand that they’ve trademarked and based on their royal status. I do hope not.

Summerlove Tue 21-Jan-20 00:00:35

Annie, where did you read that only RCMP are armed? As far I know, that’s not at all the case.

Summerlove Tue 21-Jan-20 00:04:14

www.cbc.ca/amp/1.4255019
An older article, but I don’t believe there have been major police changes since then.

Many different police forces (I’d say 99%+) carry guns in Canada

stella1949 Tue 21-Jan-20 05:37:31

I have thoughts of them greeting crowds followed by Mounties on horseback

Surely the point of all this , is that they won't be " greeting crowds".

Anniebach Tue 21-Jan-20 08:24:35

Nothing stopping them opening a new supermarket

SirChenjin Tue 21-Jan-20 08:32:21

No, I’m sure that everything they do will be in keeping with their new quiet, under the radar lifestyle.

suziewoozie Tue 21-Jan-20 11:46:11

Have you heard about M and H advertising milk on Japanese TV for actual money? Oh no sorry, my bad, that was another of HM’s grandchildren.

suziewoozie Tue 21-Jan-20 11:53:27

Chinese apparently - even better.

tickingbird Tue 21-Jan-20 12:33:48

suziewoozie

Chinese apparently - even better.

There must be as ist or an ism for that type of behaviour surely? Please enlighten us.

janipat Tue 21-Jan-20 12:39:54

PP (who does not have any title other than plain Mr) does not get millions of pounds a year hand out from daddy or mummy. H+M get millions from daddy, and until it stops 5% of their income from the Sovereign grant. Don't suppose they'll need to do any adverts in the foreseeable future, but if that ever stops wait and see what they'll do.

Why is Chinese even better than Japanese suziewoozie?

Nezumi65 Tue 21-Jan-20 13:04:20

I have just been enjoying the milk ad. I haven’t drank milk since 1975 - they’d have to pay me a lot for that ad grin news.sky.com/story/queens-grandson-peter-phillips-flogs-royal-connections-in-chinese-milk-ad-11913938

Nezumi65 Tue 21-Jan-20 13:21:06

Why is it okay for PP to advertise milk - am assuming if H or M did the same they would be ripped to shreds?

Oopsminty Tue 21-Jan-20 13:24:45

Why is it okay for PP to advertise milk - am assuming if H or M did the same they would be ripped to shreds?

Many people don't even know who PP is.

Until today and the DM's 'exclusive'

PP has no title. Never has done.

No comparison between him and H&M

SirChenjin Tue 21-Jan-20 15:30:54

Why is it okay for PP to advertise milk - am assuming if H or M did the same they would be ripped to shreds?

Who says it’s ok? It’s not imo, given that it’s his royal link the advert his highlighting, rather than any other aspect of his life (although I have no idea what that might be without googling - he and his family live very quiet lives in comparison to other royals).

SirChenjin Tue 21-Jan-20 15:31:10

Is highlighting

Nezumi65 Tue 21-Jan-20 17:24:57

PP was fifth in line to throne until William was born - he’s hardly a nobody. Or if he is, then Harry at 6th in line to throne is surely even more of a nobody & free to advertise milk in China to the same level of rebuke as PP.

Nezumi65 Tue 21-Jan-20 17:26:55

And 500K for his wedding photos to hello. Quite a few people must have heard of him?

Anniebach Tue 21-Jan-20 17:32:42

Harry was 3rd in line until George was born .

Now Harry is 6th and Peter is 15th . Peter wasn’t doing adverts
38 years ago.

Nezumi65 Tue 21-Jan-20 17:36:07

Clutching at straws a bit there Annie? Zara is linked in with Land Rover. They’re all at it. It must be Meghan’s fault.

Wait, maybe Harry’s cousins gave him the idea?

suziewoozie Tue 21-Jan-20 17:41:28

PP was only 4 38 years ago. The real point is that he is only getting these gigs because of who is grannie is.

suziewoozie Tue 21-Jan-20 17:41:51

His

Anniebach Tue 21-Jan-20 17:47:40

Doubt Netflix will be trying to book him because of who is
granny is, or Disney

Marjgran Tue 21-Jan-20 19:50:50

This extraordinary thread goes on and on. Maybe this is the value of the monarchy, like obsessing about Jennifer Anniston and Brad Pitt, it keeps us all busy and pointlessly diverted while the world changes, and folk migrate to escape fires and floods and hurricanes, and we hate the migrants for it. Celebs and royals are like the ancient Gods, we like to elevate them tear them down.