Harry + Meghan series really well done

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Meghan has always been a saint. She cares deeply about the underprivileged. She is refined and polite and the royal family is lucky to have her. She even turned out to be more fertile than expected.

Harry doesn't want attention. He wants a nice, quiet, low key life, spending quality time with his children. His father never did that.

The proof is that after this documentary, Meghan and Harry are going to disappear from public view. They just want their perspective out first. I am sure the Queen is proud of them from her seat in Heaven

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Anonymous wrote:Meghan has always been a saint. She cares deeply about the underprivileged. She is refined and polite and the royal family is lucky to have her. She even turned out to be more fertile than expected.

Harry doesn't want attention. He wants a nice, quiet, low key life, spending quality time with his children. His father never did that.

The proof is that after this documentary, Meghan and Harry are going to disappear from public view. They just want their perspective out first. I am sure the Queen is proud of them from her seat in Heaven

That will remain to be seen. She had her podcast and seems to very much want to associate with celebrity.

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Anonymous wrote:Meghan has always been a saint. She cares deeply about the underprivileged. She is refined and polite and the royal family is lucky to have her. She even turned out to be more fertile than expected.

Harry doesn't want attention. He wants a nice, quiet, low key life, spending quality time with his children. His father never did that.

The proof is that after this documentary, Meghan and Harry are going to disappear from public view. They just want their perspective out first. I am sure the Queen is proud of them from her seat in Heaven

That will remain to be seen. She had her podcast and seems to very much want to associate with celebrity.

They needed the $100 million from Netflix since they were broke (particularly with the security they need to pay for) with no employment. They got it. If they were smart, they would fade into obscurity and live a private life so we all forget about them. I think Harry would be happy, but Meghan being an actress with a need for validation from blogs, podcasts, etc. it might be hard for her to do.

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Two things struck me about them:
1. What an incredibly short time frame it has been. In 6 years, they met on Instagram, met in person, fell in love (while living on separate continents), engaged, married, had two kids, quit their jobs, moved to another country, and have churned out an explosive interview, 6part documentary, and a soon-to-be published book. Whew! It's taken me more time to choose a new dining room table. Clearly, they are people who act solely on impulse. They have no long term plan. That can be charming or dangerous.
2. I think Meghan made the mistake of thinking of this as an acting job. That the royal family were playing the parts of princes and duchesses but "off screen" they were just regular people. And that the press could be controlled like Hollywood press. Nope on both accounts. Again, taking the time to actually get to know each other would have helped immensely.

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Anonymous wrote:I’ll add that it seems to me that both Charles and will have very bad emotional intelligence and couldn’t fix this when it started going south. The king and queen were both just too old (not sure what sort of skills they had to start with). And Harry just seems sort of impetuous. The family really needed someone with decent EQ and mediation skills and it seems like they just don’t have that.

Couldn’t that have been Meghan if she weren’t so hostile to the institution?

It is Kate. But she didn't seem to take to Meghan immediately, whether personality clash or just slow-to-warm. Also, Kate is British, so she helped the brothers connect but she's not going to intervene against their wishes.

Eh, a lot of people don't warm up to their future SIL or brother's girlfriends.

Plus M is an outsider, NOT b/c of her skin color but bc she's an American (doesn't understand or respect the nuances of Roylaty).

+1 the part about meeting them in ripped jeans and barefoot -- it's supposed to make M seem sympathetic and relatable, but who doesn't put in a bit of effort and thought about their company when trying to make a good impression on your BF's brother and SIL? And that's even apart from the fact that this is the BRF.

It's almost 2023. Designer ripped jeans are just as expensive as designer pants.

It's not about whether the clothes were expensive - I'm sure hers were. Would you wear them to church or a job interview? Or would you want to try to look somewhat "dressed up" esp when you can see what your BIL and SIL are like.

I see people with shorts and t-shirts at church.

That is the point. Meghan is an American and had no concept of proper behavior. She realized that she did not want to behave properly and she moved back to the US where she felt comfortable.

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Anonymous wrote:Meghan has always been a saint. She cares deeply about the underprivileged. She is refined and polite and the royal family is lucky to have her. She even turned out to be more fertile than expected.

Harry doesn't want attention. He wants a nice, quiet, low key life, spending quality time with his children. His father never did that.

The proof is that after this documentary, Meghan and Harry are going to disappear from public view. They just want their perspective out first. I am sure the Queen is proud of them from her seat in Heaven

Lol

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Anonymous wrote:Meghan has always been a saint. She cares deeply about the underprivileged. She is refined and polite and the royal family is lucky to have her. She even turned out to be more fertile than expected.

Harry doesn't want attention. He wants a nice, quiet, low key life, spending quality time with his children. His father never did that.

The proof is that after this documentary, Meghan and Harry are going to disappear from public view. They just want their perspective out first. I am sure the Queen is proud of them from her seat in Heaven

Lol

I'm the pp you're responding to. I figured if negative comments get deleted, I'll post an entirely positive comment.

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The issue seems to be between the brothers. It’s not for the wives to resolve. Very sexist to scapegoat Kate or Meghan. We know nothing. It’s weird to firm an opinion on someone’s character based on gossip.

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Anonymous wrote:Meghan has always been a saint. She cares deeply about the underprivileged. She is refined and polite and the royal family is lucky to have her. She even turned out to be more fertile than expected.

Harry doesn't want attention. He wants a nice, quiet, low key life, spending quality time with his children. His father never did that.

The proof is that after this documentary, Meghan and Harry are going to disappear from public view. They just want their perspective out first. I am sure the Queen is proud of them from her seat in Heaven

What about Prince Philip? That man saw through Meghan like a pane of glass.

Prince Philip, although raised in the ivory tower of royalty, has a very kind heart. However he always had a tendency to say things he didn't mean. Some of them hurt Meghan's feelings really badly, and it may have taken her years of therapy to recover from his unconscious racismn

Ah yes, the Ivory Tower of being exiled from Greece, having his father desert his mother for a series of mistresses, having his mother locked away in a mental institution, seeing his favorite sister killed in a plane crash, watching his other two sisters marry Nazis who he would later fight as a British naval officer, being passed from relative to relative because he had no family or means, making good of a brutal new Scottish boarding school, being named in dispatches during the war for saving his ship, walking a step behind an admired world leader for 70 years because he kept his vow of duty to his country made when he joined the Navy.

Quite an Ivory tower existence for a man who put up with more sh#t in one day th an Meghan experienced in her 15 minutes of fame with the royal family.

I do not give two figs about Megan and Harry but do not speak ill of Prince Philip.

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Anonymous wrote:I was really bummed by M throwing Kate under the bus. I understand that she might have felt Kate was formal, standoffish, not as fun 6 years ago when they met, but now in hindsight, of course there were stark differences: M. was living a carefree life, loved her job on her show, was a minor celeb but not at all famous enough to be hounded or lose any freedoms, had her life of friends and travel and yoga. Kate at that time was married to the future King and was living a life of service, had 2 young children, had been married for years by then, had been ripped apart by the press....of course she wasn't going to be in ripped jeans and bare feet and totes chill. I mean they were in 2 very different stages of life.

I just think by now as a mom and a wife and seeing what the royal life is like she would be more understanding. Including that remark seemed super petty.

Likewise, Kate could have taken Meghan under her wing, knowing what she would inevitably experience. She’d experienced the waity Kaity years, etc. In effect, she threw Meghan under the bus early on

To be fair, Kate had 3 little kids at the time. And Meghan didn't seem to want help - she did reject the help offered from Sophie.

To be fair, what help did Sophie — blonde ambition — offer? What have you seen, anywhere, that suggests that Sophie is well-equipped to compassionately help a biracial American navigate unfamiliar and often threateningly noxious situations? That’s like suggesting that Princess Michael was helpful — after she took of her brooch.

The basics - like curtseying before the Queen and knowing that the Royal Family isn't a whats up dude, lets hug it out on meeting type of family. Defining Meghan entirely by her racial heritage is a pretty narrow focus. Saying there is nothing she could learn about the RF from someone with 60 years of experience because her mother was black is a pretty limited view of her as a person and of life in general.

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I’m British, I watched the first ep just because I wanted to see what everyone was talking about both back home and here.
It is deathly dull and I don’t think I’ll be watching any others, unless I hear that the next 3 are better.
My takeaway was: they think they have an amazing love story (great, good for them, enjoy it in private), they hate the press (fair enough), and they want to live a private life (then do it!) Given their very lovely home and life in California, their sense of how bad everything has been for them feels a bit... whiny.
I also wonder: what’s next for them? They will now have told their story (I think they really did most of that on Oprah, but there is also Harry’s book), they will have really pissed off the royal family so there won’t be any comeback, even if they wanted that, and apparently they don’t just want to live quietly in California, so now what?

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Anonymous wrote:Meghan has always been a saint. She cares deeply about the underprivileged. She is refined and polite and the royal family is lucky to have her. She even turned out to be more fertile than expected.

Harry doesn't want attention. He wants a nice, quiet, low key life, spending quality time with his children. His father never did that.

The proof is that after this documentary, Meghan and Harry are going to disappear from public view. They just want their perspective out first. I am sure the Queen is proud of them from her seat in Heaven

What about Prince Philip? That man saw through Meghan like a pane of glass.

Prince Philip, although raised in the ivory tower of royalty, has a very kind heart. However he always had a tendency to say things he didn't mean. Some of them hurt Meghan's feelings really badly, and it may have taken her years of therapy to recover from his unconscious racismn

Ah yes, the Ivory Tower of being exiled from Greece, having his father desert his mother for a series of mistresses, having his mother locked away in a mental institution, seeing his favorite sister killed in a plane crash, watching his other two sisters marry Nazis who he would later fight as a British naval officer, being passed from relative to relative because he had no family or means, making good of a brutal new Scottish boarding school, being named in dispatches during the war for saving his ship, walking a step behind an admired world leader for 70 years because he kept his vow of duty to his country made when he joined the Navy.

Quite an Ivory tower existence for a man who put up with more sh#t in one day th an Meghan experienced in her 15 minutes of fame with the royal family.

I do not give two figs about Megan and Harry but do not speak ill of Prince Philip.

DP. This is just so weird. Prince Philip’s many racist faux pas are well-known. Also being raised in the “Ivory Tower” (as PP is incorrectly using it) doesn’t mean you had a happy childhood. It means that you are raised amongst a certain social class. Clearly there are kids in foster care passed from relative to relative with tragic backstories and family history of mental health issues as well and you can differentiate these things as different.

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Anonymous wrote:I’m British, I watched the first ep just because I wanted to see what everyone was talking about both back home and here.
It is deathly dull and I don’t think I’ll be watching any others, unless I hear that the next 3 are better.
My takeaway was: they think they have an amazing love story (great, good for them, enjoy it in private), they hate the press (fair enough), and they want to live a private life (then do it!) Given their very lovely home and life in California, their sense of how bad everything has been for them feels a bit... whiny.
I also wonder: what’s next for them? They will now have told their story (I think they really did most of that on Oprah, but there is also Harry’s book), they will have really pissed off the royal family so there won’t be any comeback, even if they wanted that, and apparently they don’t just want to live quietly in California, so now what?

They're going to keep repeating their story for as long as anyone will pay them for it. Which will probably be a long time.

Their California house is more than they can afford, so they need to hustle. In perpetuity.

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Anonymous wrote:Meghan has always been a saint. She cares deeply about the underprivileged. She is refined and polite and the royal family is lucky to have her. She even turned out to be more fertile than expected.

Harry doesn't want attention. He wants a nice, quiet, low key life, spending quality time with his children. His father never did that.

The proof is that after this documentary, Meghan and Harry are going to disappear from public view. They just want their perspective out first. I am sure the Queen is proud of them from her seat in Heaven

Amen, PP. You clearly have your finger on the pulse. They will vanish by the time 2023 rolls around, having set the record straight. May their memory be a blessing.

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Anonymous wrote:Meghan has always been a saint. She cares deeply about the underprivileged. She is refined and polite and the royal family is lucky to have her. She even turned out to be more fertile than expected.

Harry doesn't want attention. He wants a nice, quiet, low key life, spending quality time with his children. His father never did that.

The proof is that after this documentary, Meghan and Harry are going to disappear from public view. They just want their perspective out first. I am sure the Queen is proud of them from her seat in Heaven

What about Prince Philip? That man saw through Meghan like a pane of glass.

Prince Philip, although raised in the ivory tower of royalty, has a very kind heart. However he always had a tendency to say things he didn't mean. Some of them hurt Meghan's feelings really badly, and it may have taken her years of therapy to recover from his unconscious racismn

Ah yes, the Ivory Tower of being exiled from Greece, having his father desert his mother for a series of mistresses, having his mother locked away in a mental institution, seeing his favorite sister killed in a plane crash, watching his other two sisters marry Nazis who he would later fight as a British naval officer, being passed from relative to relative because he had no family or means, making good of a brutal new Scottish boarding school, being named in dispatches during the war for saving his ship, walking a step behind an admired world leader for 70 years because he kept his vow of duty to his country made when he joined the Navy.

Quite an Ivory tower existence for a man who put up with more sh#t in one day th an Meghan experienced in her 15 minutes of fame with the royal family.

I do not give two figs about Megan and Harry but do not speak ill of Prince Philip.

Well said. Thank you.