Monday - will you watch....and why?

Crikey we have drifted into alternative facts.

Thank you Casdon it certainly shows where they come for
viewing.

Haven’t watched but still found out there was very little substance but it’s left open for speculation as to which family member wondered what colour Archie’s skin might be.

If there is an international prize for manipulation MM will be way out in front with Harry trailing along behind.

Must be awful to be down to your last £18m. It might help if she stops spending thousands on one frock.

Go figure? The population of USA is 328 million people, and almost one third watched the Super Bowl, but only 17 million watched the interview and 18 million watched the presidential debate. What does that say about how high up their priority list this is.

they had a rehearsal of the wedding three days before, meghan to naive to realise that's what it was.

Only 18 million watched the presidential debate. It's really high viewing figures.

Well that does put it into context doesn't it Casdon.

What I find most odd about the story of curtsying etc is that Harry didn’t explain everything fully. He is Royal. He knows nothing else. It’s in his DNA. Are we to believe he didn’t guide her regarding all the customs and intricacies of the institution she was marrying into?

I also listened to a female Royal correspondent this morning who said that Meghan had a very good team around her who did a good job of fielding requests and batting off intrusive questions. In her words “if I pushed they pushed back very hard”. This doesn’t chime with Meghan being left alone with no protection.

Someone else that didn’t last long was the female protection officer she had. She accompanied her to Australia if I remember rightly and there were whispers at the time that she found it difficult working for M.

Maybe it will be forever shrouded in secrecy and we’ll never know the truth as opposed to her truth!

To put the viewing figures in context 100, 466,000 watched the Super Bowl in 2020!

Mr. S. is preparing to go down to our second living room in the basement to watch. Looked rather upset at being relegated to the basement so I told him to be thankful we don't have a dungeon.

Still not many though Galaxy.

No maddyone don't let them turn you to 'the dark side'.

That's enormous viewing figures for a TV programme in America.

Agree Smileless

Also agree with you Devorgilla when you say it’s odd that a man aged going up for 40 thinks his father should still be financing him. Join the real world Harry, normal people in their thirties and forties don’t rely on their parents for financial support, they go out and work and pay their own way. And equally ridiculous, that Archie should have protection provided by his father, or by the British state! Why should we pay for a brass bean for Meghan, Harry, or Archie? Harry complains that he’s had to use the money his mother left to him. Forty million, including some from the Queen Mother. Isn’t that enough? How entitled are these people? It’s enough to turn me into a republicanist!

I think you're right Annie they don't give a toss about what we think or a toss for the thoughts and feelings of H's family.

The population of the USA is approx. 328.46 million and according to American news channels, 17 million watched the broadcast so about 5.5%. Looks as if they're not as popular in America as they seem to think, and we are led to believe.

I agree Smileless it was their decision , could be they don’t
give a toss what we in the UK think, they are making money in
America so have pleased the Americans, more interviews perhaps.

I disagree. When it comes to this excuse for an interview the only villains are H & M. The 'gutter press' has nothing to do with it and I shouldn't think they'll have a problem with any section of the press that supports this circus.

The Church of England is the established church. As such it can marry in the religious sense and the celebrant vicar can also do all the legal stuff, hence the signing of the register in the vestry. Other churches of the Protestant tradition can do the religious bit but the marriage is not legal until the registry office one is held. I worked with someone who married first in the registry office but did not consummate the marriage until they had had the religious service in their own tradition. They were both very religious but not C of E and did not regard themselves married until the church one. I think things have changed now but not for all denominations/traditions. I seem to remember a fuss being made a few years ago by the Jewish and Islamic mainstream faiths.
As for the curtsey, Americans aren't used to it even when they come here as visiting dignitaries. They don't curtsey to the President, although I believe they stand when he is in the room out of respect for his office. Michele Obama, I am pretty sure, did not when she met the Queen but of course she was on an official visit. Perhaps Meghan thought you just did what was normal in USA.
I did find it odd that Harry, nearly 40, seemed to think his father should still be financing him.

Amber spyglass. You can’t have a private legal marriage ceremony in England. It must be in a public place where any legal objections can be raised. This is the purpose of the 29 days notice that must be given (special licence not withstanding)

It not just the paperwork. Two legal, public declarations must be made. One, that there is no legal reason why the marriage cannot take place (cue the objectors) and a declaration that a takes b in marriage. Also to be made publicly in front of witnesses. The witnesses then sign to say that they have heard these declarations.

I wonder why she said she was married three days before. We took vows . Just a slip up?

I'm sure I read somewhere that H&M gave Oprah most of the questions to ask and vetoed others put forward by O's team. All a PR stunt and no I won't be watching them it's all poor me me me. I'll give M a 10 for her acting skills, the slight pauses for effect, the little glances down, the timing of her replies. Hopefully they will be yesterdays news by next week. Good riddance to the pair of them, I am not buying a newspaper or watching the news until they are not in it.

Well, for what it's worth, Camilla Tominey (the Royal Correspondent for the Telegraph) on TV this morning said she was the journalist that actually broke the story of Megan making Kate cry; and although Megan in the interview said the reverse was true, Camilla insisted that her story was well researched and provided by an impeccable source. Hmm, interesting.

Yes Varian, the gutter press strikes again.

I keep wondering what Diana would have thought of the whole thing, but then if she had lived Harry most probably have turned out entirely differently, but who knows. I think she would have understood his turning away from the royal family and would have agonised over the press intrusion of Meghan at the beginning of their relationship.

No just a more upmarket Jeremy Kyle show washing dirty linen in public

It does not matter whether you want to take sides with H&M or the RF.

It is clear that the villains of the piece are the gutter press in the UK. - The Sun, Daily Mail, Express , Star and other despicable tabloids.