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

Actually although I disagree fundamentally on a number of issues with trisher, she very rarely offends me. Quite bizarre advice there.

Yes trisher knows all about the lives of all who post here.

All I'm trying to say is don't take it too seriously, and let it get you down, whichever side of the fence you're on.
It's nor getting me down, Fanny

But I do think people tend to forget this is about real people, it's not Corrie or Eastenders. They may live what appear to be gilded lives but everyone is staring into their gilded cage with an opinion, some of it just vile and nasty.

Being Head of State is not romantic either, as people living overseas may think. It's a job that has to be undertaken with support. Even if we didn't have a Monarchy willing to undertake the burden, someone who is apolitical would have to do it and you can bet they wouldn't want to be doing the job from leaky old offices, entertaining in draughty old state rooms - we'd be forking out far more money for a Head of State.

Any suggestions?

I hope they are both happier now and I do hope they have had some help to enable them to move on and build a happy family life.

I agree, trisher but without the need to whinge about how hard done by they are and the slagging off of the rest of the family.
People condemned Samantha Markle for being unkind about her sister - but it's beginning to look as if she, who knows her well, may have been giving us a glimpse of the true version of Meghan after all.

NellG

trisher

I think it's interesting that the people who condemn M&H draw parrallels between their own family life and this couple's actions. I think they should examine carefully how much of their criticism of these people they don't really know, is actually things they are unable to say to their own family for one reason or another.
I think they were possibly seen as an unacceptable threat to the popularity of Will & Kate, so they had to become the "bad Royals". I hope they are both happier now and I do hope they have had some help to enable them to move on and build a happy family life.

I think you could examine carefully your assumptions about other posters, and perhaps while you're at it you could consider carefully whether the offence you cause is deliberate, or an artefact of your own subconscious motivations.

I haven't actually"assumed" anything, there are people condemning M&H, there are people drawing parallels with their own family life. I simply asked them to examine their motives
If it causes offence so be it. The appropriate response is I think "If the cap fits"
As for my subconcious, leave it out of this, it's much too complicated and dark for GN!

I am unable to get my head round the sheer venom that these two fellow human beings induce. They are not Hitler, or Stalin.

It is as if there is a collective indignation that these people are simply human and have failed to fulfil the fantasy.

They were entitled to have their say, after all the dreadful things that the media have said about them.

Luckygirl, SO well said.

The same goes for every Royal, Luckygirl
As I pointed out previously, there have been dreadful stories printed in the media over the years about all of them.

Luckygirl, you’re right they’re not Hitler or Stalin but they have dropped a hell of a bomb on the palace.

I have never found trisher to make personal offensive remarks, just give a different viewpoint.

I feel the same as Luckygirl when she says "I am unable to get my head round the sheer venom that these two fellow human beings induce. They are not Hitler, or Stalin."

trisher yes, you have caused offence. I thought you had more about you than to take so much pleasure in it.

during lockdown they (the Cambridges) did this whole bleating performance about how difficult it was for them to home school and we all must battle on - or some other rubbish.
Maybe Jane all this is because the younger generation as a whole are far more vocal about their struggles, their mental health etc. The Sussex and Cambridges are just product of their times.

tbf I am not much older than William (just a few years) and two of my children are in their 20s. As I said I think I am just intolerant atm (maybe perimenopausal )

hang in there Jane.

I suspect that William and Kate talking about home schooling was an attempt to identify with other parents across the land.

I'm sure they could have delegated any home schooling to staff in a way most other parents never could but they probably did put some time into it and just wanted to express solidarity with ordinary folk.

I've done a bit of home schooling of my grandchildren at a distance by zoom and have really enjoyed it, but my grandchildren are all older than the royal children and are very competent online, which is bound to make it easier.

Luckygirl it is their hypocrisy. Saying they are leaving the formal RF and its relentless media interest to live a private life - and then it is made clear that this private life is for sale to the highest media bidder.

They are trying to have their cake and eat it. Their combined fortunes are already sufficient to buy themselves a good sized house with plenty of land and to then live off their investment income. Instead they have chosen to buy an expensive and opulent estate in the heart of California filmland and are peddling themselves and their (royal) lives to anyone who can afford it.

Applause MOnica

M0nica ???

JaneJudge are you feeling this way because not many people have asked if you're ok?

Yes M0nica I think you’ve summed up the reasons so many of us are finding it difficult to show sympathy.

V3ra, ?

V3ra

JaneJudge are you feeling this way because not many people have asked if you're ok?

no one ever asks if I am ok if people started asking if I was ok I would have started to think I looked like I was on deaths

door

Luckygirl it is their hypocrisy. Saying they are leaving the formal RF and its relentless media interest to live a private life - and then it is made clear that this private life is for sale to the highest media bidder.

Yes!
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if people started asking if I was ok I would have started to think I looked like I was on deaths
Asking gently, with their heads on one side, JaneJudge