The Duchess of Sussex and her father

We all know trying to reason with or oppose someone marrying someone else often has the opposite affect. Harry had been turned down by girls/women and I wonder if he was beginning to think as Charles did who could he marry. We are told William tried to have a discussion with him which may have led to some kind of rift. I am sure that Meghan is finding life very different and maybe difficult but at least she knows now all letters will be published.

That's right Day6 what is the point of being on here if you want to stay in blissful ignorance of all that is happening around you.
Saetana I would not swap places either for all the reasons you gave. The Royal Family may well have a luxury life style but its little compensation for living life as they do.

Maw, threads about the Royals can get quite catty.

Just realised , her letter to her father written a couple of months after her wedding, it was all about her, her feelings , her heart was broken .

Don’t get the cat reference Luckylegs ( left her family feline ) or even work out what you meant, before, presumably, predictive texting took over.

Megan has left her family feline. She has reinvented herself and her father and the rest of the family embarrass her, that was obvious at the wedding, which I didn't watch, but you cannot miss news clips and discussions. Always had time for both the princes, it's awful losing your mother do young but lots of children do and have to manage.
I think Megan is not a nice person. Her father loves her but she has effectively blocked him, whatever he does he and the family won't be welcomed. These so called friends of hers rallying round from USA, now how stage managed is that? I never watched the wedding because I thought Megan would break Harrys heart, but he seems quite content with her behaviour! I am getting really fed up with the lot of them, this last incident with the Duke shameful if it were you or I. The Queen, William and Kate behave appropriately, I don't think anyone could have a better Queen, but done of the totals are an embarrassment.

The Royals are completely over indulged. They live lives so free of the worries and anxieties that most everyone else has that this is the price they pay. The downside to their luxury.
After all it is only an accident of birth.
I see nothing in Harry to warrant the money he spends. So if the rest of us are curious about the people we support I think that is fair enough.
He married a woman that has far more worldly experience than him. I don't know what is the truth but I do know that she is getting a free ride on this country and maybe it's not the way she imagined it would be.
She has to play along or be unpopular.
Her father is a more ordinary person and I don't like to see all the judgements on him and his family. They are not living off of us and they did not choose to be in the position they are in.

Envy ? Racism ? Anti America ?

I guess Meghan does not fit middle England's image of a royal princess.. she could be a Disney princess...

I have no idea what she is like on a personal level so feel unable to comment as to whether she is a lovely person or not!

Does anyone on here seriously want to take the place of Harry/Meghan/Kate/William? Seriously? Go away with your misplaced envy - these people have far less freedom than the rest of us, and have completely fake stories about them in the media all the bloody time! I detect a nasty hint of racism regarding Meghan - too American and too mixed race for British sensibilities - yeah well I don't subscribe to that crap personally. Good luck to all of them - in this country they are going to need it!

Something about her just doesn’t feel right to me

I know I am not alone in thinking did anyone have the "What are you doing Harry?" conversation with him before he proposed?

William allegedly did but this led to a falling out and that's one of the reasons why their relationship is a bit strained.

So what's the appeal of the GN forums then Lesley, if what people say, think or do is none of your business?

We are invited to opine on these boards. It wouldn't be much fun if every reply was like yours.

I can understand that Royal gossip isn't everyone's cup of tea, and that's fair enough, but why read and comment if you have no interest?

Moral high ground? Virtue signalling? Condemnation?

It's none of my business what anyone else says, thinks or does. I don't read newspapers and don't watch the news. I stay happy that way!

Yes, given the enormity of the wedding and the fact it was beamed around the world as it happened, Meghan's lack of family was not only strange, but embarrassing. The revelations about the fall-outs and so many dysfunctional Markle relationships coming to light the minute the engagement was announced must have sounded warning bells to the royals.

However, Charles married his mistress Camilla, so Harry was allowed to marry his divorced American actress. Did he have to seek permission? Perhaps not.

I do wonder if Harry was infatuated. According to sources he was besotted with the sexy character she played in "Suits". A friend arranged a meeting - if you're a Prince you get to meet your crush.

Who knows? Their courtship wasn't long and the engagement and wedding came after a relatively short time. One wonders if he will regret not doing a bit more homework regarding her dysfunctional family. However one of the stars of the wedding was her mother who, given she was the only one of Meghan's family present, carried herself with such dignity and grace. It must have been extremely emotional for her - and quite overwhelming to be thrust into the centre of such a pageant. She looked a lonely figure.

I hope they have a long and happy marriage but I know I am not alone in thinking did anyone have the "What are you doing Harry?" conversation with him before he proposed?

But did they set the record straight ?

I can’t understand why only one of her family at the wedding, if she wasn’t speaking to her sister understandable, but what of her mothers family,

Well said Day6 (but I would suggest that you check for typos before posting!)

Oh I am very aware of my typos and I hate to make mistakes, but should I type on my tablet (I don't very often) the blasted thing adds letters, changes words and generally hides much of the text box as I go. Sometimes it just isn't worth the effort of scrolling back because even then if it doesn't recognise a word it will substitute one...grrr. Wish GN had an edit facility.

I am another one who doesn't buy newspapers any more, but it is so easy to pick up news items online. I think most of us are very aware that hacks exaggerate and put spin on every event, and use the word 'allegedly' a lot, but the facts remain that Meghan's friends 'set the record straight' in some American magazine, and were named and quoted.

They would not have done that if Meghan hadn't given them the nod. It didn't go through the palace PR channels either, so it would seem that royal protocol is being flouted.

Maybe. Perhaps. Allegedly.

dizzidi who could prevent the letter being publish in America?

Many of us have unhappy families but at least we aren't well known and don't have to endure embarrassing publicity because of it.

Do you all actually believe that you would be able to see a letter written by her to her father, I don't think so .tut

I just wish we didn't have a royal family. They are a huge drain on our country and sponge off of the taxpayers. Think it's sad about Megan and her family but I guess none are good enough to visit or socialise with now she's with a 'prince'

Iam not sure but I think it was over a tiara

I heard recently that Megan wanted a certain thing for her wedding but was given something else and Prince harry complained and told the staff “ what Megan wants Megan gets” and they were told rightly so told off and told you get what you are given

Frankly, we have far better things to concern ourselves with like the future of our country in or out of Europe, the starving children in Yemen because we are still arming countries overseas and allowing them to oppress others - what in heaven's name are we doing even concerning ourselves with an overprivileged set of human beings and then feeling sorry for things that happen to them when they themselves glory in their celebrity and manipulate the press to suit their ends. Get real people, if you have a concern for people, do some voluntary work with those on the streets. I won't apologise if I offend - I can't offend one iota as much as those white-toothed plastic celebs offend me when they open their mouths and can't string two words together sensibly yet are earning megabucks because of undiscerning audiences who wouldn't think twice about walking past a homeless person and looking in disdain.

Always puzzled as why William’s Wife is constantly referred to as “Kate”
I read (eons ago) that she was Catherine, sometimes called Cathy by family/ friends and had never been called or known as “Kate”.
Did it all stem from that tabloid headline about “Waitie Katie” ?
Like others on here, I feel that the levels of dislike of people they know nothing about are mystifying. I’m assuming none of us personally know members of the RF and the truth about these often horrid, tabloid rubbish stories.