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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.

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.

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’.

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

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

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?

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 17:08:45

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.

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

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

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

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 17:02:30

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".

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.

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

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

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 😭

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.

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.

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.

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*.

Smileless2012 Fri 03-Mar-23 16:49:24

Yes that's true imaround but am I right in thinking that Kate never said Meghan had made her cry but Meghan did say Kate had reduced her to tears?

Smileless2012 Fri 03-Mar-23 16:47:50

Not easy to talk to someone who may well leak the content of your conversation to social media and/or feature it in their next book, unless you restrict it to discussing the weather.

imaround Fri 03-Mar-23 16:46:08

Smileless, there is no proof that Kate made Meghan cry either to be fair. Just a tabloid story.

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.

Again, this whole wedding debacle should never have been made public in the first place. There is a reason why normal reasonable women end up being called Bridezillas just before they get married. I cant imagine what it was like to plan a wedding that would be watched by millions around the world while my father was getting paid by the tabloids and seeing designer dresses needing fixed.

Sparklefizz Fri 03-Mar-23 16:43:19

keffie Is that you Meghan? grin

Smileless2012 Fri 03-Mar-23 16:28:59

The racist accusation was debunked by H Keffie; he's said that his family isn't racist. The suggestion that Archie was denied a particular title because he's mixed race; the title couldn't be given until Charles became king.

They said they were married 3 days before the wedding. Practising ones vows is not getting married. You'll have to direct me to the proof that Kate made Meghan cry, I haven't seen that.

In a previous interview, all be it sometime ago, H said he and William were together when they were told of their mother's death and Charles comforted them.

H claiming that he was at school when a member of the palace staff told him over the 'phone that his GGM had died; he was on holiday with Charles and William.

It's often said that the be a good liar one needs a good memory; H isn't a good liar, he claims things happened that didn't and were easily disproved.

The statement was that recollections may vary, not memories and that was in response to Oprah interview, not just the accusation of racism.

Whose slated their child to the media? Charles certainly hasn't done so.

As you say GSM, there's no reason why their children should be given titles and why on earth having shown such disdain to the RF, would they want them too?

Quokka Fri 03-Mar-23 16:19:04

Evicts? More emotive language from the ‘popular press’ for their readers to lap up. Their tenancy is up and won’t be renewed.

imaround Fri 03-Mar-23 16:11:57

They do not need titles while growing up in the US. Nor does Harry need to be in the line of succession IMO.

But aren't they known officially Prince Archie and Princess Lillibet now because Charles is King? And Archie could have already used Harry's lesser titles.

I believe that William's children are the same. They have none of their own titles but use Prince and Princess due to their relationship to the King. I assume that they could use William's lesser titles as well?

I am sure someone will correct me if I am wrong.

Germanshepherdsmum Fri 03-Mar-23 15:58:45

There is no reason for them to be given titles. William’s children have titles because he’s heir to the throne. Meghan tried to suggest it was racism but it’s just how it’s done.

effalump Fri 03-Mar-23 15:52:05

Another report suggested that H&Ms children will not be given royal titles. If that's the case, how long do you think it will be before Harry (and even the children) are dumped by Megan? At times, I actually feel sorry for Harry. He was so desperate to have his own family unit, but it all seems to have gone sour.