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Meghan and Harry Interview (Mod Warning in First Post)

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  • Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 3,442 ✭✭✭NSAman


    Kaybaykwah wrote: »
    It doesn't get old, trust me.

    How far back does the monarchy stretch?

    People are still enthralled. The modern take on it, spun by Philip and Meghan is that they were prisoners.

    The Tower of London has lost some of its significance in this age of Netflix and Reddit.

    Yes they were prisoners! Kept in palaces, not cut off until middle 2020.

    They rebelled! They left the prison.

    Surprising then that they wanted the titles of Prince for their son (who is a cutie) and to retain their titles also.....seems Stockholm syndrome is very much a thing? Unless...... they needed the titles for another project? Hmmmmm I wonder what that would be?....hmmmmm :)


  • Registered Users Posts: 2,326 ✭✭✭crazy 88


    BettyS wrote: »
    100 million could have been better spent on the nurses’ pay in the UK

    what about the homeless??
    could it not have been used to build a white water rafting facility?


  • Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 2,815 ✭✭✭SimonTemplar


    I also got the impression from that interview that the Queen is the head of the Royal Family in name only. The fact that Meghan and Harry specifically praised her on a few occasions made it obvious that they were separating her from the rest of the institution. I get the impression that the Queen operates within her own bubble in the Royal Family, and senior palace officials and other royals tightly control the information and advice given to her.

    I just saw this on BBC which kinda illustrates my point:
    In another CBS clip, Harry said he had been suddenly told he was no longer invited to spend time with the Queen at Sandringham in January 2020.

    Harry said the Queen had told him to come and see her there after he and Meghan arrived back in the UK from Canada.

    He said: "My grandmother had said 'the moment you land, come up to Sandringham, we'd love to have a chat, come for tea, why don't you stay for dinner because it's going to be a long drive and you're going to be exhausted?"'

    He said 'the moment we landed in the UK' he got a message from his private secretary at the time, passing on a message from the Queen's private secretary.

    Essentially, he said he was told "she was too busy. You can't come up".

    Harry said he then rang the Queen from Frogmore Cottage and she said: "Yes, there's something in my diary that I didn't know that I had."

    He said he asked about the rest of the week, and his grandmother had replied that she was busy then too. He told Winfrey: "I didn't want to push because I kind of knew what was going on."

    The chat show host asked: "Doesn't the Queen get to do what the Queen wants to do?"

    Harry replied: "When you're head of the firm there is people around you that give you advice. And what has also made me really sad is some of that advice has been really bad."


  • Registered Users Posts: 689 ✭✭✭BettyS


    crazy 88 wrote: »
    what about the homeless??
    could it not have been used to build a white water rafting facility?

    That was just one of many examples. I selected this story because it was topical in the media at the moment


  • Registered Users Posts: 2,326 ✭✭✭crazy 88


    "Speaking about his father, Harry said: “I feel really let down because he’s been through something similar, he knows what pain feels like, (and) Archie’s his grandson.
    “But at the same time – I will always love him – but there’s a lot of hurt that’s happened and I will continue to make it one of my priorities to try and heal that relationship.
    “But they only know what they know, or what they’re told.”
    Harry said his father stopped taking his calls while Harry and Meghan were in Canada “because I took matters into my own hands. I needed to do this for my family”."

    insert knife
    remove
    here dad, have a plaster


  • Registered Users Posts: 2,326 ✭✭✭crazy 88


    BettyS wrote: »
    That was just one of many examples. I selected this story because it was topical in the media at the moment

    So Netflix should pay for Nurses or other public services is what you're saying?


  • Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 3,263 ✭✭✭Kaybaykwah


    NSAman wrote: »
    Yes they were prisoners! Kept in palaces, not cut off until middle 2020.

    They rebelled! They left the prison.

    Surprising then that they wanted the titles of Prince for their son (who is a cutie) and to retain their titles also.....seems Stockholm syndrome is very much a thing? Unless...... they needed the titles for another project? Hmmmmm I wonder what that would be?....hmmmmm :)



    Yes, lol.

    The Stockholm syndrome kicks in fast when the jailers tie you up in Saville row suits, the crown jewels and Bentleys in tow.


  • Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 11,211 ✭✭✭✭Suckit


    Penn wrote: »
    That's because her father staged photos before the wedding with media outlets for money, when found out took ill and couldn't make it to the wedding, and then he and his side of the family repeatedly did news interviews about her, again, for money.

    That side of her family seem to be some of the lowest dregs and trash that I think its actually fair to say, it is their fault rather than Meghan's.


    Sounds familiar.. :rolleyes:


  • Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 6,174 ✭✭✭screamer


    I think it’s ironic to the point of laughable that she took such a stand against her father for doing a tell all to the press that she cut off all contact with him and her family, and she turns around and does the very very same thing to her in laws. Now, what does she expect to happen? And I think that’s a huge part - divide and conquer. She has managed to burn the last bridge between Harry and his family, and he seems to be fine with it. Shocking stuff really and says a lot more about them than any interview ever will.


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  • Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 15,764 ✭✭✭✭Leroy42


    screamer wrote: »
    I think it’s ironic to the point of laughable that she took such a stand against her father for doing a tell all to the press that she cut off all contact with him and her family, and she turns around and does the very very same thing to her in laws. Now, what does she expect to happen? And I think that’s a huge part - divide and conquer. She has managed to burn the last bridge between Harry and his family, and he seems to be fine with it. Shocking stuff really and says a lot more about them than any interview ever will.

    You seem to be assuming that Meaghan is the driver in all of this. Harry has had serious issues for years with the media, and the royal family.

    Why do people assume that Harry is so totally unable to think for himself?


  • Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 11,211 ✭✭✭✭Suckit


    She got her 'royalty' - American TV megastars. She texted Oprah this morning asking how it was going. Before she met Harry, she wouldn't have even been allowed access to Oprah's number. She was at best a nothing actress in a mediocre TV show, and she was 2nd or 3rd tier of that show.
    Watching that interview last night - it will be the peak of her 'career'. Poor Harry being cut off financially :rolleyes:
    When she said (something along the lines of) 'I wasn't worried about myself or baby Archie's safety. I just asked them please, please to look after my husbands safety and keep him safe' regarding the UK taxpayer refusing to keep paying for their security, I'll bet there are few times Harry felt more effeminate.


  • Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 34,293 ✭✭✭✭Penn


    Suckit wrote: »
    Sounds familiar.. :rolleyes:

    Context matters. Meghan's father, siblings etc aren't the subjects of the media pressure or the Royal family issues, they're adding to it. Harry and Meghan have little other recourse but to defend themselves against it and give their side of the story.


  • Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 3,345 ✭✭✭nc6000


    I think it's terrible that The Queen sends them a waffle maker for Christmas and they still aren't happy.


  • Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 20,111 ✭✭✭✭cnocbui


    Mules wrote: »
    I think she's full of crap. Bar her mother, she's estranged from her immediate and extended family, now it's going to be the same with Harry's family. It cant always be everyone elses fault.

    The biggest estrangement was from her half sister, Samantha. Now you say it's Meghan who's at fault, so how do you explain that sisters own children's estrangement from ther own mother? Samantha is also estranged from her brother and mother. Her own mother has criticised her publicly, but the UK media don't take that up. The evidence seems to all point to the sister's being hard to stomach - something her own nauseating behaviour and comments underline.

    The informed public doesn't even need to hear a word from Meghan or Samantha's own eastranged family, her own actions say enough.

    Your argument fails at the first hurdle. The second hurdle is the father. As a father, I am beyond disgusted by Thomas Markles reported behavour and statements. So again, You only have to look at his actions to make a negative charachter judjement.

    I am yet again astonished at how people can't see through the Daily Mail's spin and just seem to be DM drones, faithfully repeating their biased and manufactured nonsense.


  • Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 20,111 ✭✭✭✭cnocbui


    Leroy42 wrote: »
    You seem to be assuming that Meaghan is the driver in all of this. Harry has had serious issues for years with the media, and the royal family.

    Why do people assume that Harry is so totally unable to think for himself?

    Because the DM has spun it to make it seem so. Him having a direct crack at the old bitch at the head of the firm shows he can and has guts.


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  • Banned (with Prison Access) Posts: 89 ✭✭startrek56


    was there this much outrage over Prince Andrews interview? i dont think there was and what he did was far worse


  • Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 34,293 ✭✭✭✭Penn


    cnocbui wrote: »
    Because the DM has spun it to make it seem so. Him having a direct crack at the old bitch at the head of the firm shows he can and has guts.

    I think it's clearly Charles who is the issue in all this. Oprah has said it wasn't the Queen or Philip who made the comment about Archie's skin, and I doubt it would have been William or Kate. And as Harry said, the lack of support and communication from Charles considering what Diana went through and how the media were treating Meghan... Seems like Charles is the driver in most of the issues.


  • Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 21,039 ✭✭✭✭retro:electro


    startrek56 wrote: »
    was there this much outrage over Prince Andrews interview? i dont think there was and what he did was far worse

    There definitely was. But the consensus with that was all universal. Everyone agreed he was a lying creep who made a complete tit of himself. The divide in opinion with this one is what makes it feel louder


  • Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 11,211 ✭✭✭✭Suckit


    cnocbui wrote: »
    The biggest estrangement was from her half sister, Samantha. Now you say it's Meghan who's at fault, so how do you explain that sisters own children's estrangement from ther own mother? Samantha is also estranged from her brother and mother. Her own mother has criticised her publicly, but the UK media don't take that up. The evidence seems to all point to the sister's being hard to stomach - something her own nauseating behaviour and comments underline.

    The informed public doesn't even need to hear a word from Meghan or Samantha's own eastranged family, her own actions say enough.

    Your argument fails at the first hurdle. The second hurdle is the father. As a father, I am beyond disgusted by Thomas Markles reported behavour and statements. So again, You only have to look at his actions to make a negative charachter judjement.

    I am yet again astonished at how people can't see through the Daily Mail's spin and just seem to be DM drones, faithfully repeating their biased and manufactured nonsense.


    So basically, she comes from a clusterf*ck of a family, and that has absolutely nothing to do with what's happening now?


  • Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 22,654 ✭✭✭✭extra gravy


    paw patrol wrote: »
    the mental health card and add that to the vague racism claims.
    Twitter oppression Level : Full House.

    If she played the woman card she'd be hitting Straight Flush territory
    Lob in the LGBT card and she'd have the Twitter God Tier Oppression level :Royal Flush

    You probably said the same thing when Diana did her interview, though without the stupid Twitter reference. Pathetic but unsurprising attitude.


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  • Posts: 17,728 ✭✭✭✭ [Deleted User]


    Em - because - given Harry is currently 6th in line - daddy charles, willers, 3 nephews/nieces - Charles and Willers have been diagnosed with Covid - Willers lives with his kids. Suddenly the possibility of the line being wiped out or considerably shortened is a living reality.............

    I think you'lll find Covid won't wipe out much of the names you list to be realistic.


  • Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 20,111 ✭✭✭✭cnocbui


    Suckit wrote: »
    So basically, she comes from a clusterf*ck of a family, and that has absolutely nothing to do with what's happening now?

    Of course it has something to do with it. It gives the DM a heaven sent box of material to manufacture slander/spin from. They only have to show a cheque to half of that lot to get them to give them ammunition. Note that it's not the whole lot. Meghan is on very good terms with one of Samantha's daughters, her own mother and Samanthas's mother doesn't seem to be accepting DM chques. So it's 3 out of 6 - the half brother being the third diser.


  • Banned (with Prison Access) Posts: 2,254 ✭✭✭Nqp15hhu


    BettyS wrote: »
    Jesus! Reddit is really attacking the UK! This was the top post this morning from a comment about the interview

    Isn’t it interesting how easily the Americans believe everything she says? It makes you wonder what they think of the U.K. and even Europe below the surface.

    Americans really hate the Royal Family. I’ve always felt that they wanted it to crash and burn.


  • Banned (with Prison Access) Posts: 2,254 ✭✭✭Nqp15hhu


    BettyS wrote: »
    In my opinion, the reason that the UK is so angry is because it is being inferred in the US that they are a racist nation. It is a pretty damaging accusation to face! The UK will of course defend itself

    Yes and what angers me is the lack of questioning in america. Everyone just takes her comments at face value as if she’s so innocent and every single thing that comes out of her mouth is the truth!

    I’ve always felt the Americans wanted to throw their problems with racism onto other countries. They really can’t stand the royal family.


  • Banned (with Prison Access) Posts: 2,254 ✭✭✭Nqp15hhu


    BettyS wrote: »
    He already dismissed the claim and said that it is easily verifiable.

    It worries me as to why they would bother to lie about this. And now the whole veracity is compromised.

    I think Kate and William or somebody from the family need to do an honest interview about her.


  • Registered Users Posts: 501 ✭✭✭DubLad69


    Is there anywhere to watch the interview now, rather than wait for RTE?


  • Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 24,373 ✭✭✭✭Larbre34


    All I've seen of this whole saga is bits on the news or my wife making occasional comments about it.

    My lingering feeling is, if I were a British taxpayer, the ones funding this absolute clown show of vain and tiny minded brats, I'd be more than a bit livid.


  • Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 34,293 ✭✭✭✭Penn


    cnocbui wrote: »
    Of course it has something to do with it. It gives the DM a heaven sent box of material to manufacture slander/spin from. They only have to show a cheque to half of that lot to get them to give them ammunition. Note that it's not the whole lot. Meghan is on very good terms with one of Samantha's daughters, her own mother and Samanthas's mother doesn't seem to be accepting DM chques. So it's 3 out of 6 - the half brother being the third diser.

    And when the DM can't get a member of her family to comment on something, in come the "body language experts" who comment on how the slight angle in Meghan's hand means she's a f*cking b*tch who is intent on destroying the Royal Family.


  • Closed Accounts Posts: 2,072 ✭✭✭12gauge dave


    screamer wrote: »
    I think it’s ironic to the point of laughable that she took such a stand against her father for doing a tell all to the press that she cut off all contact with him and her family, and she turns around and does the very very same thing to her in laws. Now, what does she expect to happen? And I think that’s a huge part - divide and conquer. She has managed to burn the last bridge between Harry and his family, and he seems to be fine with it. Shocking stuff really and says a lot more about them than any interview ever will.

    This post sums it up perfectly.


  • Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 15,764 ✭✭✭✭Leroy42


    Suckit wrote: »
    So basically, she comes from a clusterf*ck of a family, and that has absolutely nothing to do with what's happening now?

    She clearly does have something to do with it, she is right in the middle of it, but there is a narrative that Harry is an unwitting passenger in Meaghan masterplan to take down the Royal family.

    He comes from a very clearly disfunctional family himself, the family that is at the core of this particular issue. So why aren't you blaming him?

    It certainly comes across, the media reporting, that everything was fine and dandy until the foreign woman turned up and filled his head with a load of nonsense. And that eventually he will wake up and return to his real friends.

    Expect that he repeatedly saysm and said way before she was on the scene, that he had major issues with the family.

    I go back to an earlier opinion I posted, that Harry carries blame of his mothers death on the royal family themselves. He blames them for not protecting her, for abandoning her, and by extension abandoning him. The only person, that he felt, really understood what he is now going through, went through the same which eventually was a part in her death.

    And he has to listen to his dad, who cheated on his mam, tell him to just suck it up, that the family is more important. That is needs don't matter.

    Diana is seen as the outsider than tried to change the institution and was brought down. He sees himself, and now Meaghan, in that exact same position and he seeing, in his eyes, the exact same reaction to him.

    Imagine if that was you. Why would you want to stay in that situation when everything is only cementing in your mind that the people around you helped cause your mothers pain and misery. Why would you care about any of them.


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    Brit here, go easy!

    For every member of the public who love the royal family there is someone else who is completely indifferent to them. Those that love them will likely believe what they read in the tabloids and paint Meghan as the bad one, the indifferent ones like myself probably see some truth in what she said, it’s a very closed environment for the “select few”.

    That said she now has a profile she couldn’t have dreamed to have a few years ago, I think most of us would have struggled to select her in a line up. The treatment she had from the media was quite poor, no one deserves that, however, going forward they will be in ridiculous demand, the money and fame coming their way is frightening!!


  • Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 15,764 ✭✭✭✭Leroy42


    Larbre34 wrote: »
    All I've seen of this whole saga is bits on the news or my wife making occasional comments about it.

    My lingering feeling is, if I were a British taxpayer, the ones funding this absolute clown show of vain and tiny minded brats, I'd be more than a bit livid.

    If you were a British taxpayer, you fully endorse the spending of millions every year to keep the family in the lap of luxury. You accepted the Queen, Charles etc using their connections to get laws changed to suit themselves.

    But apparently, 30m for Harry's wedding is a step too far?


  • Banned (with Prison Access) Posts: 2,254 ✭✭✭Nqp15hhu


    I don’t believe everything in the press. In fact I don’t read it. However, I have researched her and the way she has treated her family members. I can see right through her.

    I just can’t believe how gullible and easily led Americans are. Unbelievable.


  • Banned (with Prison Access) Posts: 2,254 ✭✭✭Nqp15hhu


    Leroy42 wrote: »
    If you were a British taxpayer, you fully endorse the spending of millions every year to keep the family in the lap of luxury. You accepted the Queen, Charles etc using their connections to get laws changed to suit themselves.

    But apparently, 30m for Harry's wedding is a step too far?

    Well yes of course it is, if they’ve already been married.


  • Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 4,391 ✭✭✭Mysteriouschic


    It's horrible the firm denied Meghan mental health help when she was feeling suicidal .
    I don't see her acting at all during the interview she gets terrible comments in the press and public that would destroy anyone and her living away from her home country .
    I can see why Harry made comments to interviewer or the press last year when moving away "If you knew what I knew you'd do the same"
    Harry always wanted out of the royal family and blames them for the death of his mother. He joined the military to escape the royal way of life . Meghan was his perfect opportunity to get out. He afraid Meghan would be history repeating itself with Diana.
    I wouldn't be surprised if it was Harry who decided they needed to get out he had more to lose.


  • Banned (with Prison Access) Posts: 89 ✭✭startrek56


    Nqp15hhu wrote: »
    I don’t believe everything in the press. In fact I don’t read it. However, I have researched her and the way she has treated her family members. I can see right through her.

    I just can’t believe how gullible and easily led Americans are. Unbelievable.

    more than just Americans... go on facebook any day and see how many of people share scam competitions... "oh fantastic prize to win, liked and shared"


  • Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 14,346 ✭✭✭✭jimmycrackcorm


    Larbre34 wrote: »
    All I've seen of this whole saga is bits on the news or my wife making occasional comments about it.

    My lingering feeling is, if I were a British taxpayer, the ones funding this absolute clown show of vain and tiny minded brats, I'd be more than a bit livid.

    Royalty is one of the biggest tourist attractions in the UK. This saga only makes it more so. There's no such thing as bad publicity.


  • Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 5,324 ✭✭✭JustAThought


    Augeo wrote: »
    I think you'lll find Covid won't wipe out much of the names you list to be realistic.

    Charles, Williars & Co - I’d agree with you but then again I’d gave said they’d have made sure to protect them most and ensure noone came within an air conditioned fart of getting close enough to touch anything they might touch or breathe the same airspace as them - yet they both caught it.I’d have put half a mil on them being unreachable - but not so, apparently.

    I wouldn’t be too surprised if Philly was actually in hospital with it ATM rather than a heart condition.

    Its going to be pretty bad on Harry if he (P Philip) does die and either he has to come back to his family for the funeral or won’t/isn’t let come back. Harry is the loser inthis no matter how you roll the dice. Then again he’s a ‘worth 20m ‘loser’ !

    Not one of his friends or circle from Eton or aristo mates have come out to support him (&her) - I thinks that’s pretty sad. I’d like to think of I was in a ****storm that someone who knew me would defend me in the media. Not for Harry :(
    Looks like his angry victim complex wife is all he’s left with. Sad really.


  • Registered Users Posts: 380 ✭✭Iodine1


    It's horrible the firm denied Meghan mental health help when she was feeling suicidal .
    I don't see her acting at all during the interview she gets terrible comments in the press and public that would destroy anyone and her living away from her home country .
    I can see why Harry made comments to interviewer or the press last year when moving away "If you knew what I knew you'd do the same"
    Harry always wanted out of the royal family and blames them for the death of his mother. He joined the military to escape the royal way of life . Meghan was his perfect opportunity to get out. He afraid Meghan would be history repeating itself with Diana.
    I wouldn't be surprised if it was Harry who decided they needed to get out he had more to lose.
    Pure nonsense. That family has the very best of health care money can buy and that was available to her for sure. Many women feel low after a baby arrives and it's well understood and the best of help would be available to her. It doesn't make any sense to withdraw it.


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  • Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 6,231 ✭✭✭TheRiverman


    Iodine1 wrote: »
    Pure nonsense. That family has the very best of health care money can buy and that was available to her for sure. Many women feel low after a baby arrives and it's well understood and the best of help would be available to her. It doesn't make any sense to withdraw it.
    .

    I'm open to correction, I thought that her mental health issues were during her pregnancy.


  • Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 4,391 ✭✭✭Mysteriouschic


    Iodine1 wrote: »
    Pure nonsense. That family has the very best of health care money can buy and that was available to her for sure. Many women feel low after a baby arrives and it's well understood and the best of help would be available to her. It doesn't make any sense to withdraw it.

    They took away her passport and keys wouldn't allow her to leave . Might've hoped she actually did kill herself I don't know why either they told it could damage the institution . Thats why Harry has left with Meghan due to the lack of support .


  • Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 3,016 ✭✭✭Shelga


    Surprised the comments on here are quite so anti-Meghan. Despite myself, I'm getting totally sucked into all this drama today :pac:

    Overall, I think they are mostly well-intentioned, quite naive (particularly Meghan, if she hadn't a clue what she was signing up to) and now mildly annoying due to complete overexposure. And they take themselves so damn seriously.

    But the monarchy is a toxic, outdated, cruel and cold institution. And the British media is just horrific in its relentless pushing of the class system on a blinkered and complicit public. They think she's trash, doesn't know her place, they don't like that she has a mind of her own. I think it's very important that they're shining a light on both of these institutions, and forcing the British public to take a long, hard look at themselves (not that they ever do- a humble nation they are not). She had thoughts of suicide. How can anyone not question the processes that led to her feeling that way? It's extremely sad and upsetting.

    Looking at Piers Morgan almost spit into the camera with hatred for her this morning, on ITV, a platform he is allowed to use to spew his obsessive and creepy bile about her every day, was disturbing. The man seems unhinged and comes off as a total incel, who is outraged that she didn't want to be BFFs with him. I wonder what his wife thinks about his Meghan derangement syndrome. He was sending out dozens more tweets about her today of course, all hate-filled and so, so bizarre. It's like a mania at this stage. It's the behaviour of someone who should be issued a restraining order for harassment and stalking, not that of a white, middle-aged male establishment figure who is paid millions every year to push his agenda of hatred. And he tapped a dead girl's voicemail. The man is pure scum. Imagine having dozens of him and his ilk writing nasty, spiteful and untrue stories about you and your family members, day in, day out.

    But I digress. I haven't seen the interview, so hopefully the full context makes him seem a bit less tone-deaf, but Harry saying he's been "cut off financially" when he's a 36 year old man who inherited £30m from his mother, and lives in a huge mansion in Montecito with a full staff, is pathetic tbh. 125,000 dead in his home country from coronavirus, and literally millions unemployed. He'd seriously want to get rid of that chip on his shoulder and get in touch with what reality is like for most humans, and fast. He chose to leave, what did he think would happen??

    So yeah, mixed feelings on it all. I wonder if it's worth him torching his relationship with his family. Maybe he can't stand any of them anymore, and feels it's no great loss at this point, who knows.

    So yeah I'm probably (most likely) gonna watch it :pac::pac::pac:


  • Banned (with Prison Access) Posts: 2,254 ✭✭✭Nqp15hhu


    They took away her passport and keys wouldn't allow her to leave . Might've hoped she actually did kill herself I don't know why either they told it could damage the institution . Thats why Harry has left with Meghan due to the lack of support .

    So how on earth did this victim travel to so many countries without a passport!?


  • Registered Users Posts: 3,525 ✭✭✭kilns


    I see so many respected people praising Oprah for being such an amazing interviewer, to me that is complete bull

    At the end of the day this was a PR campaign to raise their profile in the US with their Netflix show in the pipeline.

    To play the race card in an American interview was perfect for them, even without any evidence as no one can question it now or else they will be called a racist by US society.

    If they wanted this peaceful life they keep saying they wanted, why are they living in a mansion in LA and signing deals with Netflix etc? They are like most people in the spot light , they cant get enough of it and maybe some of what they said is true but I can imagine a lot of the "headline" stuff is very exagerrated


  • Registered Users Posts: 3,784 ✭✭✭froog


    you'd wonder if the entire royal family was some kind of long running scripted soap opera to placate the masses.


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  • Registered Users Posts: 2,326 ✭✭✭crazy 88


    https://www.bbc.com/news/world-us-canada-56323906

    "I won't tell you who said it, but I'll leave you enough hints for you conclude that Charles said it"


  • Registered Users Posts: 2,326 ✭✭✭crazy 88


    froog wrote: »
    you'd wonder if the entire royal family was some kind of long running scripted soap opera to placate the masses.

    I wonder do the royals realise it's the soap opera stuff that keeps them in power. If they achieved their holy grail of being a ribbon cutting scandal free bunch of public representatives, people would switch off and look for their tax money back. The crown series has secured their popularity for another generation at least.


  • Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 40,365 ✭✭✭✭Itssoeasy


    Nqp15hhu wrote: »
    Isn’t it interesting how easily the Americans believe everything she says? It makes you wonder what they think of the U.K. and even Europe below the surface.

    Americans really hate the Royal Family. I’ve always felt that they wanted it to crash and burn.

    Well I don’t know if they believe everything she said but from the bits I’ve seen in regards to social media there’s certainly a willingness to not look at the few contradictions in some of the things they said.

    Do Americans hate the British royal family ? I don’t get that impression. They have this weird fascination with it(or at least the fantasy of being royalty) and the last two weddings they had news teams over to cover it and even though it was was at night their time you’d swear it was the biggest thing going from the news reports.


  • Registered Users Posts: 2,004 ✭✭✭FileNotFound


    kilns wrote: »
    I see so many respected people praising Oprah for being such an amazing interviewer, to me that is complete bull

    At the end of the day this was a PR campaign to raise their profile in the US with their Netflix show in the pipeline.

    To play the race card in an American interview was perfect for them, even without any evidence as no one can question it now or else they will be called a racist by US society.

    If they wanted this peaceful life they keep saying they wanted, why are they living in a mansion in LA and signing deals with Netflix etc? They are like most people in the spot light , they cant get enough of it and maybe some of what they said is true but I can imagine a lot of the "headline" stuff is very exagerrated

    The true scandal here is her appalling attemp at a real interview and the bold lie about nothing being prerehearsed.

    She was an utter fail... Making more millions spreading a bit of anger hate and misery.

    Nothing like a billionaire interviewing a few millionaires about the hardships of life eh...


  • Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 3,442 ✭✭✭NSAman


    Well it's going to be interesting to see how it all plays out.

    Brings new meaning to hatred between the "in-laws".

    Was watching James Corden the other week and his Harry interview, what I found odd that Megan had to be on the telephone too....very strange! You have never seen any of the other halves of "celebs" having to be phoned up!

    It all smacks of "look at me, look at me"!

    She knew what she was getting into. I don't believe for a minute that if you are that depressed and feeling that low, you would stick in a relationship unless there was something to be gained by it. I personally, wouldn't anyhow.

    Harry can forget getting back to the UK and family anytime soon, if ever.

    Brothers fight, I know I have done with mine. Women cause issues between brothers and that is fact. I have personal experience of same. Having had a brother that stopped talking to me for 15 years due to his choice of "partner", I just hope that William can see that Harry still needs him as a brother.

    I do NOT see this marriage lasting at all. Once the sheen and the media has left them alone, this marriage is going one way. In the crapper!


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