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So William shouted at Harry because Will loves being “royal” all the power prestige and of course the £20million he gets given. He don’t want Harry Meghan to want something different their own path. Britain just needs one Head of State who’s primary role is to uphold the laws of our constitution, but royal family don’t do that so no wonder the country is in the state it’s in is it?
All the many grand houses castles RF get to choose to live in about twenty these could be turned into world class heritage sites bringing in masses of tourists

So don't you think that after this focus on Meghan there were negative comments made? I can imagine lots of them.
We've been questioned about our powers of imagination already Gloiranny, best not to!

Maw makes a good point. And of course we will never hear how it actually feels for the royals themselves, so all very one sided.

Does that mean we can now stop calling her a third rate actress who couldn't make it in Hollywood?

merlotgran

The Gransnetter who commented that Suits will want Meghan back now she’s improved her acting skills was spot on.

By episode six it was reaching Oscar winning standards.

😖😆😄👏👏👏

Wishing H&M and the rest of us PEACE on Earth!

Or work for Netflix.

Like 99% of the comments on the RF, isn’t this just speculation?

I think some Gransnetters are Royal Press Officers.

So don't you think that after this focus on Meghan there were negative comments made? I can imagine lots of them. The RF didn't like Diana hogging the headlines and they wouldn't like Meghan doing it. Add to that the various press offices wanting their royal to be front page and the atmosphere would be toxic. The RF might just complain and forget it, but the press offices would be busy behind the scenes trying to get even

Like 99% of the comments on the RF, isn’t this just speculation? .

Joseanne

Yes, it's dangerous and complicated.

There was an interesting piece, in episode 5 I think it was, where H & M spoke about an occasion at The Royal Albert Hall that all the family attended. The next morning every newspaper, including broadsheets, had a photo of Meghan. It caused Meghan to burst into tears and Harry to go off on one about his mother.
But think about it .......
Meghan looked beautiful, far more so than the other fuddy duddies
She had just announced her pregnancy and people were delighted
She was the new kid on the block
Remembrance photos of the others get boring year on year out
And so on.
So there was a justifiable reason for this. Instead, M & H turned it round in anger and put the blame on other family members for being jealous that the new couple were doing the job better. I'm not sure they were thinking that clearly.

So don't you think that after this focus on Meghan there were negative comments made? I can imagine lots of them. The RF didn't like Diana hogging the headlines and they wouldn't like Meghan doing it. Add to that the various press offices wanting their royal to be front page and the atmosphere would be toxic. The RF might just complain and forget it, but the press offices would be busy behind the scenes trying to get even.

Iam64

What a pleasant change to read a post like yours Mattsmum2.

Dickens makes my point neatly - the people who complain loudly about H and M in the media spotlight seem to devour every thing written about them. Well, everything unkind and negative that is.

The DM prints pages, all aimed at criticising them. I find the constant portrayals of saint Kat -v- Cruella Meghan particularly unpleasant.

I think one problem could be that people in the entertainment industry may well read reviews of their performance.

Perhaps it's an unwritten rule in the Royal Family that they do not read the rubbish that is written about them in the media. That way could lie untold misery.

I did wonder if Meghan had made the mistake of reading some of these articles, in particular when she was so distressed just before that appearance at the Royal Albert Hall.

But her acting is very one trip poney though merlotgran.

FannyCornforth

Caleo

Paddyanne, the Windsors are glorious entertainment but I wonder if it's right to be entertained by others' troubles, even when they are well paid for it.

Entertainment apart, do you think having a royal family helps to maintain the present class system? If the Windsors all took to speaking Glaswegian all the time, doing their own housework , ans sending their children to the comprehensive school would we still be fascinated?

That sounds like the plot of ‘The Queen and I’ by Sue Townsend.
Except that they were relocated to Leicester, not Glasgow

Leicester would be a better choice, FannyCornforth

Come the next IndyRef, they would risk being deported from Glasgow.

The Gransnetter who commented that Suits will want Meghan back now she’s improved her acting skills was spot on.

By episode six it was reaching Oscar winning standards.

😃
So why come on and (in the other thread) comment about those who have the stamina to watch all 6 episodes in their entirity?

nadateturbe

I can manage about 10 minutes at a time It's boring. Disappointing, because I'm interested.

Exactly how I feel. I think it was made for American audiences.

Yes, it's dangerous and complicated.

There was an interesting piece, in episode 5 I think it was, where H & M spoke about an occasion at The Royal Albert Hall that all the family attended. The next morning every newspaper, including broadsheets, had a photo of Meghan. It caused Meghan to burst into tears and Harry to go off on one about his mother.
But think about it .......
Meghan looked beautiful, far more so than the other fuddy duddies
She had just announced her pregnancy and people were delighted
She was the new kid on the block
Remembrance photos of the others get boring year on year out
And so on.
So there was a justifiable reason for this. Instead, M & H turned it round in anger and put the blame on other family members for being jealous that the new couple were doing the job better. I'm not sure they were thinking that clearly.

I can manage about 10 minutes at a time It's boring. Disappointing, because I'm interested.

It is only since the advent of Diana that the royal family has been hounded, not just watched, by the press. She attempted to utilize it for her own ends, with tragic consequences, and dangerously H & M are using the same tactics.(I do so hope Meghan turns on Harry one day and shouts, " I am not your sainted mother!")

If the royal family didn't exist attention would be turned on the families of leading politicians.

I don't agree with the press intrusion at all, but I do appreciate it comes with the job of being a
member of the RF. Some cope with it, others don't, (no one should have to), and it depends very much on personality. Kate has nerves of steel, Camilla has a wicked sense of humour, Anne just says "Naff Off", Fergie probably says worse under her breath, and Sophue is serenity itself. They all find a way.
The problem comes with the more sensitive and emotional characters like Diana and Meghan (who just cried at everything - if we believe the tears, which I do up to a point). Maybe there was a case for them to be protected even more than others by the institution, and this was touched on a bit in the later series. Compromises should have been found to assist Meghan through it.

nanna8

Still haven’t brought myself to actually watching it. Sounds as though the second part was more interesting so perhaps I’ll just watch that. Probably not though. I don’t find them very attractive but that’s just me.

Definitely, without any doubt.

What a pleasant change to read a post like yours Mattsmum2.

Dickens makes my point neatly - the people who complain loudly about H and M in the media spotlight seem to devour every thing written about them. Well, everything unkind and negative that is.

The DM prints pages, all aimed at criticising them. I find the constant portrayals of saint Kat -v- Cruella Meghan particularly unpleasant.

I thought it was a good series that showed how much love and happiness they have found with their young family. I’m very much a royalist and love what they bring to our country. History has shown us that the press and their intrusion and fake news (or not telling the whole story) has a lot to playing how people in the spotlight feel. Examples are Diana, Caroline Flack and Kate in the early days. Those that don’t want to play the presses games are misrepresented and made out to be the bad ones. Yes H &M have maybe made some mistakes, haven’t we all, but let them be at peace and find their own way.

I am digressing, but not much on tv last night, so I watched the Christmas edition of ‘The Windsors’, the spoof show about the Royals.

It was a repeat from 2016 I think, never watched it at the time.

Charlotte was a baby, Harry was going out with an evil Pippa, Camilla was plotting against ‘gypsy’ Kate, and Meghan was unheard of, an unknown actress in Suits.

Who knew what was to come?

Caleo

Paddyanne, the Windsors are glorious entertainment but I wonder if it's right to be entertained by others' troubles, even when they are well paid for it.

Entertainment apart, do you think having a royal family helps to maintain the present class system? If the Windsors all took to speaking Glaswegian all the time, doing their own housework , ans sending their children to the comprehensive school would we still be fascinated?

That sounds like the plot of ‘The Queen and I’ by Sue Townsend.
Except that they were relocated to Leicester, not Glasgow

Still haven’t brought myself to actually watching it. Sounds as though the second part was more interesting so perhaps I’ll just watch that. Probably not though. I don’t find them very attractive but that’s just me.