The new reign of King Charles III has begun

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Anonymous wrote:I can’t fault the Sussexes for wanting to become financially secure. If they hadn’t they would have still been dependent on allowances from Charles while William became independently wealthy.

One more time: William and Harry are not equals.

So then why do you people act dumbfounded that he doesn’t want all of the downsides of the same deal with none of the benefits?

Because we aren't all one person speaking. I am sure there are some benefits.

Begging your parent - and eventually your older brother - for allowances throughout your life seems really degrading.

Besides, Prince Andrew shows that idle royal hands are a dangerous thing for The Firm. Better for these people to work at a career, learn how to budget their own money, be self-sufficient, etc.

Harry can read the writing on the wall.

Princess Margaret as well. Very unhappy, unfulfilled that the Queen got a front row seat for.

I think it was right for Harry to leave. There is NO WAY I would want to spend my life in my brother’s shadow hoping for handouts simply by an accident of birth. I just wish his plan for financial independence didn’t involve tell-all books and Oprah interviews that directly play on his royal ties. I wish they had a real plan.

I don't think anyone faults them for walking away. People fault them for making whining and complaining the centerpiece of their business model. The fact of the matter is that the Sussexes haven't created independent value yet - their connection to the BRF is still the most interesting thing about them, and I am sure they just hate it.

In other news, faint insults continue - no military uniform for Harry at funerals, thank you very much, wear jacket and tie, my dear Harry, much love as you build your life overseas.

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Anonymous wrote:I can’t fault the Sussexes for wanting to become financially secure. If they hadn’t they would have still been dependent on allowances from Charles while William became independently wealthy.

One more time: William and Harry are not equals.

So then why do you people act dumbfounded that he doesn’t want all of the downsides of the same deal with none of the benefits?

Because we aren't all one person speaking. I am sure there are some benefits.

Begging your parent - and eventually your older brother - for allowances throughout your life seems really degrading.

Besides, Prince Andrew shows that idle royal hands are a dangerous thing for The Firm. Better for these people to work at a career, learn how to budget their own money, be self-sufficient, etc.

Harry can read the writing on the wall.

Princess Margaret as well. Very unhappy, unfulfilled that the Queen got a front row seat for.

I think it was right for Harry to leave. There is NO WAY I would want to spend my life in my brother’s shadow hoping for handouts simply by an accident of birth. I just wish his plan for financial independence didn’t involve tell-all books and Oprah interviews that directly play on his royal ties. I wish they had a real plan.

I don't think anyone faults them for walking away. People fault them for making whining and complaining the centerpiece of their business model. The fact of the matter is that the Sussexes haven't created independent value yet - their connection to the BRF is still the most interesting thing about them, and I am sure they just hate it.

In other news, faint insults continue - no military uniform for Harry at funerals, thank you very much, wear jacket and tie, my dear Harry, much love as you build your life overseas.

Same thing for Andrew who, like Harry, was engaged in actual warfare in the Falklands. Andrew was stripped of his military associations but is still entitled to wear his medals as he did this morning.

I loved it that Anne was decked out in a military uniform, complete with sword, and bad bro had to skulk along in a suit. The humiliation for Andrew is fitting.

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Anonymous wrote:I can’t fault the Sussexes for wanting to become financially secure. If they hadn’t they would have still been dependent on allowances from Charles while William became independently wealthy.

Except they can’t also be working royals then. And if they aren’t working royals, they don’t get HRH or security. But rather than acknowledging their choice was the reason, Meghan wants to call racism.

So they can be financially independent, but then need to stop pouting about what they chose to walk away from.

I have no doubt that there was racism in how they treated Meghan Markle. No doubt that if Harry had married a bona fide English aristocrat, they would have been treated differently had he and his English rose stated they wanted to work part time. The American biracial divorcee was just called a whiny ungrateful striver.

This is the English Royal family after all. Their bread and butter has been colonialism, very much a race based concept and reality, for centuries.

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Anonymous wrote:I can’t fault the Sussexes for wanting to become financially secure. If they hadn’t they would have still been dependent on allowances from Charles while William became independently wealthy.

One more time: William and Harry are not equals.

So then why do you people act dumbfounded that he doesn’t want all of the downsides of the same deal with none of the benefits?

Because we aren't all one person speaking. I am sure there are some benefits.

Begging your parent - and eventually your older brother - for allowances throughout your life seems really degrading.

Besides, Prince Andrew shows that idle royal hands are a dangerous thing for The Firm. Better for these people to work at a career, learn how to budget their own money, be self-sufficient, etc.

Harry can read the writing on the wall.

Princess Margaret as well. Very unhappy, unfulfilled that the Queen got a front row seat for.

I think it was right for Harry to leave. There is NO WAY I would want to spend my life in my brother’s shadow hoping for handouts simply by an accident of birth. I just wish his plan for financial independence didn’t involve tell-all books and Oprah interviews that directly play on his royal ties. I wish they had a real plan.

I don't think anyone faults them for walking away. People fault them for making whining and complaining the centerpiece of their business model. The fact of the matter is that the Sussexes haven't created independent value yet - their connection to the BRF is still the most interesting thing about them, and I am sure they just hate it.

In other news, faint insults continue - no military uniform for Harry at funerals, thank you very much, wear jacket and tie, my dear Harry, much love as you build your life overseas.

Same thing for Andrew who, like Harry, was engaged in actual warfare in the Falklands. Andrew was stripped of his military associations but is still entitled to wear his medals as he did this morning.

I loved it that Anne was decked out in a military uniform, complete with sword, and bad bro had to skulk along in a suit. The humiliation for Andrew is fitting.

Andrew was also heckled as he walked in.

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Anonymous wrote:I can’t fault the Sussexes for wanting to become financially secure. If they hadn’t they would have still been dependent on allowances from Charles while William became independently wealthy.

Except they can’t also be working royals then. And if they aren’t working royals, they don’t get HRH or security. But rather than acknowledging their choice was the reason, Meghan wants to call racism.

So they can be financially independent, but then need to stop pouting about what they chose to walk away from.

I have no doubt that there was racism in how they treated Meghan Markle. No doubt that if Harry had married a bona fide English aristocrat, they would have been treated differently had he and his English rose stated they wanted to work part time. The American biracial divorcee was just called a whiny ungrateful striver.

This is the English Royal family after all. Their bread and butter has been colonialism, very much a race based concept and reality, for centuries.


I think it was more about being an American than mixed race. Remember Kate got a lot of flack by the royal press and was not treated very well. Meghan just gave up. this is not to say I would want it either but, surely she had some idea having studied Diana and being 38 or so when she married.

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Anonymous wrote:I can’t fault the Sussexes for wanting to become financially secure. If they hadn’t they would have still been dependent on allowances from Charles while William became independently wealthy.

Except they can’t also be working royals then. And if they aren’t working royals, they don’t get HRH or security. But rather than acknowledging their choice was the reason, Meghan wants to call racism.

So they can be financially independent, but then need to stop pouting about what they chose to walk away from.

I have no doubt that there was racism in how they treated Meghan Markle. No doubt that if Harry had married a bona fide English aristocrat, they would have been treated differently had he and his English rose stated they wanted to work part time. The American biracial divorcee was just called a whiny ungrateful striver.

This is the English Royal family after all. Their bread and butter has been colonialism, very much a race based concept and reality, for centuries.

There is absolutely "doubt." There is NO precendent for a "part time working royal" who also works and earns personal income apart from being a working royal. None. So no, Meghan was not being treated differently. But it sure makes a good story on her part, doesn't it? Same with the "boo hoo my baby won't be a prince and won't have security because I'm black." Completely untrue but makes a great soundbite!

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Anonymous wrote:I can’t fault the Sussexes for wanting to become financially secure. If they hadn’t they would have still been dependent on allowances from Charles while William became independently wealthy.

Except they can’t also be working royals then. And if they aren’t working royals, they don’t get HRH or security. But rather than acknowledging their choice was the reason, Meghan wants to call racism.

So they can be financially independent, but then need to stop pouting about what they chose to walk away from.

I have no doubt that there was racism in how they treated Meghan Markle. No doubt that if Harry had married a bona fide English aristocrat, they would have been treated differently had he and his English rose stated they wanted to work part time. The American biracial divorcee was just called a whiny ungrateful striver.

This is the English Royal family after all. Their bread and butter has been colonialism, very much a race based concept and reality, for centuries.

But she DID whine. They both did nothing but whining since they left. You can say they are working hard to monetize the whine.

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Anonymous wrote:I can’t fault the Sussexes for wanting to become financially secure. If they hadn’t they would have still been dependent on allowances from Charles while William became independently wealthy.

Except they can’t also be working royals then. And if they aren’t working royals, they don’t get HRH or security. But rather than acknowledging their choice was the reason, Meghan wants to call racism.

So they can be financially independent, but then need to stop pouting about what they chose to walk away from.

I have no doubt that there was racism in how they treated Meghan Markle. No doubt that if Harry had married a bona fide English aristocrat, they would have been treated differently had he and his English rose stated they wanted to work part time. The American biracial divorcee was just called a whiny ungrateful striver.

This is the English Royal family after all. Their bread and butter has been colonialism, very much a race based concept and reality, for centuries.

There is absolutely "doubt." There is NO precendent for a "part time working royal" who also works and earns personal income apart from being a working royal. None. So no, Meghan was not being treated differently. But it sure makes a good story on her part, doesn't it? Same with the "boo hoo my baby won't be a prince and won't have security because I'm black." Completely untrue but makes a great soundbite!

Don’t forget “they tried to roast my baby to death with a space heater and made me go back to work.”

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Anonymous wrote:I can’t fault the Sussexes for wanting to become financially secure. If they hadn’t they would have still been dependent on allowances from Charles while William became independently wealthy.

One more time: William and Harry are not equals.

So then why do you people act dumbfounded that he doesn’t want all of the downsides of the same deal with none of the benefits?

Because we aren't all one person speaking. I am sure there are some benefits.

Begging your parent - and eventually your older brother - for allowances throughout your life seems really degrading.

Besides, Prince Andrew shows that idle royal hands are a dangerous thing for The Firm. Better for these people to work at a career, learn how to budget their own money, be self-sufficient, etc.

Harry can read the writing on the wall.

Princess Margaret as well. Very unhappy, unfulfilled that the Queen got a front row seat for.

I think it was right for Harry to leave. There is NO WAY I would want to spend my life in my brother’s shadow hoping for handouts simply by an accident of birth. I just wish his plan for financial independence didn’t involve tell-all books and Oprah interviews that directly play on his royal ties. I wish they had a real plan.

Prince Harry needs to go get his MBA at Oxford or Stanford and just work in private equity like every other artisto-brat from the UK. He needs a serious business career and I don't think it's too late yet.

They should've let him do this as soon as he retired from the military in 2015, but The Firm dawdled for much too long while he searched for a wife.

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Anonymous wrote:I can’t fault the Sussexes for wanting to become financially secure. If they hadn’t they would have still been dependent on allowances from Charles while William became independently wealthy.

One more time: William and Harry are not equals.

So then why do you people act dumbfounded that he doesn’t want all of the downsides of the same deal with none of the benefits?

Because we aren't all one person speaking. I am sure there are some benefits.

Begging your parent - and eventually your older brother - for allowances throughout your life seems really degrading.

Besides, Prince Andrew shows that idle royal hands are a dangerous thing for The Firm. Better for these people to work at a career, learn how to budget their own money, be self-sufficient, etc.

Harry can read the writing on the wall.

Princess Anne and Prince Edward seem to do that just fine.

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Anonymous wrote:I can’t fault the Sussexes for wanting to become financially secure. If they hadn’t they would have still been dependent on allowances from Charles while William became independently wealthy.

One more time: William and Harry are not equals.

So then why do you people act dumbfounded that he doesn’t want all of the downsides of the same deal with none of the benefits?

Because we aren't all one person speaking. I am sure there are some benefits.

Begging your parent - and eventually your older brother - for allowances throughout your life seems really degrading.

Besides, Prince Andrew shows that idle royal hands are a dangerous thing for The Firm. Better for these people to work at a career, learn how to budget their own money, be self-sufficient, etc.

Harry can read the writing on the wall.

Princess Margaret as well. Very unhappy, unfulfilled that the Queen got a front row seat for.

I think it was right for Harry to leave. There is NO WAY I would want to spend my life in my brother’s shadow hoping for handouts simply by an accident of birth. I just wish his plan for financial independence didn’t involve tell-all books and Oprah interviews that directly play on his royal ties. I wish they had a real plan.

I don't think anyone faults them for walking away. People fault them for making whining and complaining the centerpiece of their business model. The fact of the matter is that the Sussexes haven't created independent value yet - their connection to the BRF is still the most interesting thing about them, and I am sure they just hate it.

In other news, faint insults continue - no military uniform for Harry at funerals, thank you very much, wear jacket and tie, my dear Harry, much love as you build your life overseas.

THIS THIS THIS. If all they want is independence and privacy as they claim, why don't they take it be on their merry way? That's not what they are doing.

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I still can’t get over the tampon thing. I can’t take him seriously.

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Anonymous wrote:I can’t fault the Sussexes for wanting to become financially secure. If they hadn’t they would have still been dependent on allowances from Charles while William became independently wealthy.

One more time: William and Harry are not equals.

So then why do you people act dumbfounded that he doesn’t want all of the downsides of the same deal with none of the benefits?

Because we aren't all one person speaking. I am sure there are some benefits.

Begging your parent - and eventually your older brother - for allowances throughout your life seems really degrading.

Besides, Prince Andrew shows that idle royal hands are a dangerous thing for The Firm. Better for these people to work at a career, learn how to budget their own money, be self-sufficient, etc.

Harry can read the writing on the wall.

Princess Margaret as well. Very unhappy, unfulfilled that the Queen got a front row seat for.

I think it was right for Harry to leave. There is NO WAY I would want to spend my life in my brother’s shadow hoping for handouts simply by an accident of birth. I just wish his plan for financial independence didn’t involve tell-all books and Oprah interviews that directly play on his royal ties. I wish they had a real plan.

I don't think anyone faults them for walking away. People fault them for making whining and complaining the centerpiece of their business model. The fact of the matter is that the Sussexes haven't created independent value yet - their connection to the BRF is still the most interesting thing about them, and I am sure they just hate it.

In other news, faint insults continue - no military uniform for Harry at funerals, thank you very much, wear jacket and tie, my dear Harry, much love as you build your life overseas.

Same thing for Andrew who, like Harry, was engaged in actual warfare in the Falklands. Andrew was stripped of his military associations but is still entitled to wear his medals as he did this morning.

I loved it that Anne was decked out in a military uniform, complete with sword, and bad bro had to skulk along in a suit. The humiliation for Andrew is fitting.

Falklands a real war? And Andrew never set foot on the ground. Harry served front lines Afghan War.

Andrew has disgraced the uniform with his sexual encounters with younger woman.

Harry stepped away from royal duty but has not disgraced the uniform. He should be allowed to wear it minus any royal medals given because he was a prince.

Edward wore a uniform today and didn’t even finish military training. Shameful.

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Anonymous wrote:I can’t fault the Sussexes for wanting to become financially secure. If they hadn’t they would have still been dependent on allowances from Charles while William became independently wealthy.

Except they can’t also be working royals then. And if they aren’t working royals, they don’t get HRH or security. But rather than acknowledging their choice was the reason, Meghan wants to call racism.

So they can be financially independent, but then need to stop pouting about what they chose to walk away from.

I have no doubt that there was racism in how they treated Meghan Markle. No doubt that if Harry had married a bona fide English aristocrat, they would have been treated differently had he and his English rose stated they wanted to work part time. The American biracial divorcee was just called a whiny ungrateful striver.

This is the English Royal family after all. Their bread and butter has been colonialism, very much a race based concept and reality, for centuries.

Doesnt Fergie still lives in "Royal housing" as well as her children? They show up to a couple of random things and that entitles them to the royal benefits?
Andrew still lives (with Fergie) in royal housing and he is a known pedifile and stipped of all his royals things but still seems to be included in the royal tribe.

It makes sense to still protect the son of the future king/now King of England. It didn't make sense to strip Harry of his military affiliations either. It just seemed vindictive.

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Anonymous wrote:I can’t fault the Sussexes for wanting to become financially secure. If they hadn’t they would have still been dependent on allowances from Charles while William became independently wealthy.

One more time: William and Harry are not equals.

So then why do you people act dumbfounded that he doesn’t want all of the downsides of the same deal with none of the benefits?

Because we aren't all one person speaking. I am sure there are some benefits.

Begging your parent - and eventually your older brother - for allowances throughout your life seems really degrading.

Besides, Prince Andrew shows that idle royal hands are a dangerous thing for The Firm. Better for these people to work at a career, learn how to budget their own money, be self-sufficient, etc.

Harry can read the writing on the wall.

Princess Margaret as well. Very unhappy, unfulfilled that the Queen got a front row seat for.

I think it was right for Harry to leave. There is NO WAY I would want to spend my life in my brother’s shadow hoping for handouts simply by an accident of birth. I just wish his plan for financial independence didn’t involve tell-all books and Oprah interviews that directly play on his royal ties. I wish they had a real plan.

I don't think anyone faults them for walking away. People fault them for making whining and complaining the centerpiece of their business model. The fact of the matter is that the Sussexes haven't created independent value yet - their connection to the BRF is still the most interesting thing about them, and I am sure they just hate it.

In other news, faint insults continue - no military uniform for Harry at funerals, thank you very much, wear jacket and tie, my dear Harry, much love as you build your life overseas.

Same thing for Andrew who, like Harry, was engaged in actual warfare in the Falklands. Andrew was stripped of his military associations but is still entitled to wear his medals as he did this morning.

I loved it that Anne was decked out in a military uniform, complete with sword, and bad bro had to skulk along in a suit. The humiliation for Andrew is fitting.

Falklands a real war? And Andrew never set foot on the ground. Harry served front lines Afghan War.

Andrew has disgraced the uniform with his sexual encounters with younger woman.

Harry stepped away from royal duty but has not disgraced the uniform. He should be allowed to wear it minus any royal medals given because he was a prince.

Edward wore a uniform today and didn’t even finish military training. Shameful.

DP. Agree. It is distasteful how the BRF appears to view military uniforms merely as special outfits that one is allowed to don if one is in their good graces, as opposed to a uniform that someone rightfully earned. Allowing Anne to wear one but not Harry is ridiculous. Harry is being treated the same as Andrew, which should tell you all you need to know about this family.