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Oh dear Harry and Meghan

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MawB Wed 11-Mar-20 08:29:20

In this morning’s DT
THE Duke of Sussex has been duped into speaking about his decision to quit the Royal Family by hoaxers pretending to be Greta Thunberg, it was claimed last night.
The Duke was pranked by Russian jokers who convinced him he was speaking to the teenage climate activist and her father, according to The Sun. He alluded to tensions between his wife and himself, and the rest of the Royal family and also criticised Donald Trump, who he said “has blood on his hands.
The two phone calls were reportedly made to the Duke at his rented home on Vancouver Island, Canada, on New Year’s Eve and January 22, by Vladimir Kuznetsov and Alexey Stolyarov, known as Vovan and Lexus
Do you all remember how “Sheik gate” put an end to Sophie Wessex’s career plans? I fear that without the protection of a Royal Press Officer Harry risks being a bit of “an innocent abroad “

maddyone Mon 30-Mar-20 12:28:29

Incidentally the responses on Quora are far more blunt and cutting than anything I have seen on Gransnet.

eazybee Mon 30-Mar-20 12:33:43

The question that needs to be asked is: why does this couple require such intensive security?
I am well aware that Harry is high profile, apparently for his time in Afghanistan, along with thousands of other military personnel who receive no protection at all, as well as for his royal birth.
But he has chosen deliberately to reject his place in the royal family and his country with the security it provides.
There should be no question of America or Britain having to fund his protection; he has placed his family in a less than safe environment and must fund it himself.
But I doubt he will; he is revealing an increasingly unpleasant side of his character, a complete lack of empathy for others and a huge sense of entitlement.

gillybob Mon 30-Mar-20 12:34:13

My late grandma had a saying ……

"well at least they are not spoiling another family" meaning (I think) that its good they found each other or they might have "spoiled" even more families if they had not. hmm

lilypollen Mon 30-Mar-20 12:49:31

My gran would have called her 'a piece of work'!

merlotgran Mon 30-Mar-20 12:56:35

I'm sure I'm not the only one aghast at the speed with which it's all unravelling.

I can't believe they are so blinkered as to seriously believe they are going to be mega rich when mere mortals like us can imagine them in the future desperately flogging themselves around the 'has been' celebrity circuit.

Everyone has something far more serious to focus on now and although we are commenting on them it's mostly because they are providing us with entertainment during boring old life in Lockdown.

Anniebach Mon 30-Mar-20 13:29:02

And we are giving a wanna be amateur psychologist something to say ?

TerriBull Mon 30-Mar-20 13:42:43

Merlogran really like your comment relating to "end of!" insomuch as you stated you always feel like carrying on the conversation. I agree, I knew someone who was very fond of that expression. I always wanted to respond with, but didn't sadly never did "Why? just because you say so, why do you think it's your prerogative to shut down a discussion" So my feelings too, some people's opinion of their own importance!

Anyway carry on posters.

TerriBull Mon 30-Mar-20 13:43:33

but didn't sadly never did never did

EllanVannin Mon 30-Mar-20 14:08:31

Clear as mud !

Oopsadaisy3 Mon 30-Mar-20 14:17:34

It’s the closest that Hollywood Royalty will get to actual ‘Hollywood Royalty’
To grovel over and kowtow too.
Television Stations will be falling over to give them air time.
Oprah Winfrey apparently is going into business with them.
Maybe they have found their natural habitat.
Over here they were treated as just another member of the RF.

Grany Mon 30-Mar-20 14:26:16

Why all the fuss about H&M wanting to go their own way good for them.

The RF has their security paid for in the millions why just focus on M&M

How can Charles afford to pay for M&H Where does he get the money?

He gets millions a year from the Duchy a billion pound business conglomerate.

Why is he allowed to pocket that money that's what you should be asking

Anniebach Mon 30-Mar-20 14:27:06

They will make money by giving interviews, May start their
own film company !

Anniebach Mon 30-Mar-20 14:29:20

Grany you support them , your choice, I see them no different to benefit cheats

GagaJo Mon 30-Mar-20 14:31:29

M&H v China for hate ATM Trisher.

Boz Mon 30-Mar-20 14:31:55

The thing is that neither of them have many talents and will be a nine-day wonder. What would redeem Harry is if he got a proper job. But what is he good for? He doesn't have a degree; no training in anything but the Army. Commerce would be a mystery to him. Any ideas?

Grany Mon 30-Mar-20 14:36:12

Yes I agree Annie the RFvare benefit cheats the biggest scroungers of the lot.

We have austerity no much chance of cheating benefits

trisher Mon 30-Mar-20 15:01:27

The misogyny on this thread amazes me. Meghan had a successful career and may be in the process of resuming that, but she married a member of our RF so she should give up work and become a Stepford Wife.
Grany if we spread it out per person I think M&H will win there are so many Chinese people. Total amount I think China are ahead!!!

Bridgeit Mon 30-Mar-20 15:16:54

Murdered? ?
Travelling at speed, no seatbelt worn, driver had been drinking?

Anniebach Mon 30-Mar-20 15:17:25

Was there a book and film about Stepford husbands?

maddyone Mon 30-Mar-20 15:28:03

I’m just wondering how many of us had heard of Meghan Markle before she started dating Prince Harry. I certainly hadn’t. I don’t think she was famous at all except for the people who watched the apparently second rate tv show. Had she been successful we would have heard of her before Prince Harry. Let’s face it, we’ve all heard of Oprah Winfrey and Victoria Beckham. We’ve all heard of Elton John and Serena Williams. They only started fawning over her because of who she married. For goodness sake, take the blinkers off your eyes. It’s amazing that republicans can be so blind.

maddyone Mon 30-Mar-20 15:29:31

People who still think Diana was murdered need to remove their blinkers too.

maddyone Mon 30-Mar-20 15:32:27

As for celebrities fawning over H+M, Meghan knew that would happen, and that’s why she invited these famous people who were unknown to her personally, to her wedding. We’ve all been taken for fools, she clearly had a game plan.

trisher Mon 30-Mar-20 15:39:35

Don't think "Suits"was aimed at your age group maddyoneIt did run to 9 series so someone must have been watching it!

Oopsadaisy3 Mon 30-Mar-20 15:41:29

We watched it, until the story line became so unbelievable ( to us anyway) she was ok in it, there were others better and others worse.

TerriBull Mon 30-Mar-20 15:45:48

I never saw "Suits" but had the impression it was launched on the back of the success of "The Good Wife" but an inferior variation of that series.

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