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The King evicts Harry and his wife from Frogmore!

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lemsip Wed 01-Mar-23 11:52:10

The King has reportedly evicted Prince Harry and Meghan Markle from Frogmore Cottage, their residence in Windsor. Buckingham Palace let the Duke and www.express.co.uk/news/royal/1740755/royal-family-meghan-markle-prince-harry-frogmore-cottage-king-charles of Susses know about the plan to take away the property from them just days after Harry's tell-all memoir, Spare, was published worldwide, it has been claimed.

Callistemon21 Fri 03-Mar-23 16:52:00

H & M were gifted that property by the Queen as a wedding present. Charles had just removed it. Disgusting

You didn't read my posts and others, Keffie:

*No, it is not a private residence, it did not belong to the Queen*.

*It is part of the Crown Estate, the Monarch can lease it to whomever.*
*The lease is nearly up*.

Germanshepherdsmum Fri 03-Mar-23 16:54:50

imaround
William’s children are princes and princess because their father was in direct line of succession. Harry is down the line now. His children are not known, officially or otherwise, as prince or princess, and neither has any right to use any of Harry’s titles.

Joseanne Fri 03-Mar-23 16:55:13

That has always been my issue with the reporting. Stories against Meghan by "palace sources" are taken at face value, but anything Meghan says need definitive proof. I believe NONE of them are telling the whole truth. Not Meghan and Harry, not the royal family and certainly not the tabloids.
Why does Meghan need to mention anything at all? She should have had a better sense of decorum if she didn't want to be criticised. Stories only spring from the drip drip information she provides.

imaround Fri 03-Mar-23 16:57:36

No, the tabloids said Meghan made Kate cry. Meghan said she wanted to the truth out at the time. Palace said no.

For those who say her issues didn't start until the Oprah interview, that is not true.

Someone from within the palace (could be wedding vendors) leaked this story which was then used to make Meghan into a monster for making Kate cry while she was 4 weeks PP.

The truth is likely somewhere in between and they both may have responsibility in this.

Callistemon21 Fri 03-Mar-23 16:58:34

imaround

Rosina

Harry and Meghan haven't quite been 'evicted' - they are not living there. I also read yesterday that their lease on the property expires in March and they had been considering whether to renew it. Why fund a house that you have used so rarely - it doesn't make sense. The usual silly hysteria and emotive language is flying about. I'm surprised we haven't had 'King kicks Harry and Meghan out onto the street, Meghan crawls away, sobbing'. Another non story from the media.

You are 100% correct.

The lease was up. It wasn't renewed. Nothing worth all this drama and speculation.

I agree

However, it's much more dramatic for the media to claim that they're homeless, living on the streets with small children 😭

Germanshepherdsmum Fri 03-Mar-23 16:58:42

Nobody with dignity and respect would go on a chat show to slag off their family.

Glorianny Fri 03-Mar-23 17:00:51

Joseanne

^That has always been my issue with the reporting. Stories against Meghan by "palace sources" are taken at face value, but anything Meghan says need definitive proof. I believe NONE of them are telling the whole truth. Not Meghan and Harry, not the royal family and certainly not the tabloids.^
Why does Meghan need to mention anything at all? She should have had a better sense of decorum if she didn't want to be criticised. Stories only spring from the drip drip information she provides.

The accepted Royal way of course is to let your press office drip drip information to the press using the ubiquitous "a source close to", preferably stuff that makes another member of the RF you are at odds with look bad.

imaround Fri 03-Mar-23 17:02:30

No stories started in the tabloids from the drip of information coming from people inside the palace NOT from Meghan.

If Meghan wants to speak on these stories, that is her right. If Catherine chooses not to, that is her right as well.

If I was reading a story about me that was not true and made me look like a horrible person, I would want that record set straight as well.

Again NO ONE knows what is really true. Not the tabloids and not the British public speculating because "Meghan is bad".

imaround Fri 03-Mar-23 17:07:19

imaround

No stories started in the tabloids from the drip of information coming from people inside the palace NOT from Meghan.

If Meghan wants to speak on these stories, that is her right. If Catherine chooses not to, that is her right as well.

If I was reading a story about me that was not true and made me look like a horrible person, I would want that record set straight as well.

Again NO ONE knows what is really true. Not the tabloids and not the British public speculating because "Meghan is bad".

I can believe this is happening. This is what Harry & Meghan are fighting back against and other respected journalists in the UK has said it happens. But like any conspiracy theory, it will probably never been fully debunked.

The problem is, who do you believe?

Everyone wants to say Meghan and Harry lie, so they cant be trusted. But when you look at the entire family with an unemotional lens, have they been 100% forthcoming and trustworthy? Why believe any of them?

And why, for the love of all that is holy, would anyone believe the papers who main goal is to make millions (billions) off of you?

imaround Fri 03-Mar-23 17:07:44

Ugh, not sure how I quoted myself. That was for Glorianny

imaround Fri 03-Mar-23 17:08:45

Germanshepherdsmum

Nobody with dignity and respect would go on a chat show to slag off their family.

Or write a book? Or do interviews?

So how do you reconcile what Charles did then? Because it is hardly different here.

Germanshepherdsmum Fri 03-Mar-23 17:14:40

There’s a considerable difference if you read both books. And Charles’s interview was concerned with the breakdown of his marriage. He didn’t take the opportunity to say the sort of things about his family that H and M have.

imaround Fri 03-Mar-23 17:17:02

But he did it. He said unfavorable things about his family.

So you believe that it is ok to talk about your family, as long as it isn't to bad, not that it shouldn't be done at all then?

Anniebach Fri 03-Mar-23 17:22:20

Charles also said he was not unfaithful until the marriage had inconceivably broken down.

hallgreenmiss Fri 03-Mar-23 17:30:50

GagaJo

No, he's doing it so the self-entitled brother can move in.

He's not doing much to reassure his son, is he?

He wants Andrew to ‘downsize’ to Frogmore ‘cottage’.

Jaberwok Fri 03-Mar-23 17:32:45

Meghan was extremely unkind to 3 year old Princess Charlotte, that is why she and George did not follow the happy couple down the aisle,but came with their parents.

Anniebach Fri 03-Mar-23 17:33:19

Sorry, irretrievably not inconceivably

Germanshepherdsmum Fri 03-Mar-23 17:33:21

Saying ‘unfavourable things’ and saying what H and M have said are not comparable.

imaround Fri 03-Mar-23 17:40:07

In your opinion.

It is hypocritical to say that one should never say anything bad about their family in the public (books, interviews) and then make excuses for someone who does the same thing because it is "not as bad".

It is either right or wrong or they both are allowed some gray area IMO.

I wonder, did you read the book GSM? Or watch the interviews in complete?

Gundy Fri 03-Mar-23 17:43:47

Whew! I feel like I was thrashed around in a wind tunnel after reading this! I’m not going to comment one way or the other for fear of getting a snark attack. 😆

No one really knows what’s going on behind closed doors and what’s being negotiated. Bits and pieces are always leaked… and those schnibbles are dissected ad nauseam for everyone’s entertainment and to make money for the media.

We’ll never be privy to 100% of the TRUTH.
Peace!
USA Gundy

Smileless2012 Fri 03-Mar-23 17:59:05

I agree Gundy that we'll never be privy to 100% of the truth, but we do know the lies that have been told because they've been proven.

ALANaV Fri 03-Mar-23 18:43:46

What no one has apparently mentioned is : what would YOUR reaction be if your children/grandchildren decided to permanently re locate abroad ....saying they will never return to the UK (or wherever you live).If you had provided, or helped, to provide monies to buy them a house .......would you just leave it empty 'in case they want to stay for a week or so ? pay for the services, electricity water gas, etc ...and insurance and maintenance just in case they decided to spend a week there once a year ??????? if the answer is YES then that is fine .......BUT if the answer is NO then would you welcome your children/grandchildren writing a book/ tv programme, etc etc telling whoever was interested that you were terrible parents, left them with nothing, treated them dreadfully ....etc ..left them with mental anguish if you divorced .......... never gave them enough money .............aaargh ! I can guess most of you would not .I know I would not, I would either sell the house, or rent it and keep the money ...........if they chose to leave then that is their problem ..............selfish and playing the victims seems to suit them ......wish they would just go away and enjoy their 'PRIVACY'.............

Jaberwok Fri 03-Mar-23 18:53:44

Me too!!

Murphy52 Fri 03-Mar-23 19:04:28

Who cares,

Chardy Fri 03-Mar-23 19:59:14

Germanshepherdsmum

imaround
William’s children are princes and princess because their father was in direct line of succession. Harry is down the line now. His children are not known, officially or otherwise, as prince or princess, and neither has any right to use any of Harry’s titles.

Surely Harry is in exactly the same position as Andrew - 2nd son of a monarch. Andrew's daughters are princesses.
Princess Alexandra and brothers are the children of the 4th son of a monarch.
It crossed my mind that the children had to be born after the grandparent became monarch. No. The grandchildren of Edward VII were princes etc before Victoria died.