Meghan and Prince Harry are moving to the U.S./Canada - OFFICIAL

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:The less they appear with the royal family, the less royal they will seem.

He is not in direct line to the throne so this choice makes sense. He's like any other grandchild of the Queen that is not the direct line to the throne. He should be entitled to a life of his own.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:The less they appear with the royal family, the less royal they will seem.

He is not in direct line to the throne so this choice makes sense. He's like any other grandchild of the Queen that is not the direct line to the throne. He should be entitled to a life of his own.

And he expressed the desire for that long, long ago. He kept falling for women who didn’t want the intrusive publicity inherent in royal life, either. Two girlfriends before MM broke up with him for that reason. I think he promised MM that they would leave after a baby. That song he posted on Instagram is very telling.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:The less they appear with the royal family, the less royal they will seem.

He is not in direct line to the throne so this choice makes sense. He's like any other grandchild of the Queen that is not the direct line to the throne. He should be entitled to a life of his own.

Sure. But the royal perks are not going out the door with him.

I'd love to be a fly on the wall when Archie realizes what his flaky parents lost in the horse-trading.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:The less they appear with the royal family, the less royal they will seem.

He is not in direct line to the throne so this choice makes sense. He's like any other grandchild of the Queen that is not the direct line to the throne. He should be entitled to a life of his own.

He’ll be fine. As a blood prince, his family will always take care of him and Archie.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:If they are not on the balcony for various high profile events and walking to church together on holidays their cache diminishes. It will now be on Harry to make a relationship and not the other way around. Power balance got skewed with their demands. The Queen is like a boss!!

This.

Think about this:

Where will they stand/sit at the Queen’s funeral? Or Phillip’s?

Charles’ coronation? His funeral? His brother will be calling the shots then and moving forward. And after William passes, do you think George will give a rats ass about his whiny uncle?

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:If they are not on the balcony for various high profile events and walking to church together on holidays their cache diminishes. It will now be on Harry to make a relationship and not the other way around. Power balance got skewed with their demands. The Queen is like a boss!!

This.

Think about this:

Where will they stand/sit at the Queen’s funeral? Or Phillip’s?

Charles’ coronation? His funeral? His brother will be calling the shots then and moving forward. And after William passes, do you think George will give a rats ass about his whiny uncle?

Maybe they don’t value those things as much as you clearly do.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:If they are not on the balcony for various high profile events and walking to church together on holidays their cache diminishes. It will now be on Harry to make a relationship and not the other way around. Power balance got skewed with their demands. The Queen is like a boss!!

This.

Think about this:

Where will they stand/sit at the Queen’s funeral? Or Phillip’s?

Charles’ coronation? His funeral? His brother will be calling the shots then and moving forward. And after William passes, do you think George will give a rats ass about his whiny uncle?

Maybe they don’t value those things as much as you clearly do.

It's all Harry has ever known, of course he values it. And Meghan was unhappy when she was valued, now she'll be even more unhappy.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:If they are not on the balcony for various high profile events and walking to church together on holidays their cache diminishes. It will now be on Harry to make a relationship and not the other way around. Power balance got skewed with their demands. The Queen is like a boss!!

This.

Think about this:

Where will they stand/sit at the Queen’s funeral? Or Phillip’s?

Charles’ coronation? His funeral? His brother will be calling the shots then and moving forward. And after William passes, do you think George will give a rats ass about his whiny uncle?

Maybe they don’t value those things as much as you clearly do.

The point being he won’t be as relevant if he’s relegated to the sidelines. If his family is miffed, who knows if he’ll be invited. Even if he’s there, it’s doubtful he’ll be seated anyplace prominent.

[Anonymous]

So they didn’t give up state funded security or Charles’s money.
They only have to repay Frogmore. That is hardly financially independent.

They can no longer use HRH, but the Duke of Sussex title remains.

Interesting.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:I think was a good outcome for the Queen in this horrible situation. . She was smart to let them keep HRH but not use it because that way when they divorce (and they will) you can bring Harry back in. Smart to also make sure he always has a U.K. home and I predict Megan goes there zero. Also if they do something wacky everyone will know they are not representing England. Also like that they have to pay back the money spent in Frogmore. Will see what the future holds and hopefully they make it but it will be hard. He is essentially no longer royal and will have to find something to do. She will be fine and back to making bad tv

Harry was born a prince. He will always be royal.

If you own something but you can’t use it, do you really own it?

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:So they didn’t give up state funded security or Charles’s money.
They only have to repay Frogmore. That is hardly financially independent.

They can no longer use HRH, but the Duke of Sussex title remains.

Interesting.

As long as they rely on Charles’ money, they will never be completely free of his influence.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:The less they appear with the royal family, the less royal they will seem.

He is not in direct line to the throne so this choice makes sense. He's like any other grandchild of the Queen that is not the direct line to the throne. He should be entitled to a life of his own.

Sure. But the royal perks are not going out the door with him.

I'd love to be a fly on the wall when Archie realizes what his flaky parents lost in the horse-trading.

They didn’t lose anything. Zara is the eldest grandchild and the Queen’s first, she went to the best schools and had all the privileges of the daughter of the Princess Royal. Now she’s in her 40s, no HRH or title, can’t afford her own house and is hawking strollers in ads.

If anything Archie will be grateful to be handed tens of millions by his parents when he’s an adult - British estate and inheritance tax free.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:So they didn’t give up state funded security or Charles’s money.
They only have to repay Frogmore. That is hardly financially independent.

They can no longer use HRH, but the Duke of Sussex title remains.

Interesting.

The dukedom can only be withdrawn via an act of Parliament. The Queen can give honors but she doesn't revoke them. And this almost never happens. Frankly, it would have to be treason.

The HRH is not the same as a title. It's a designation. Withdrawing the HRH is also important for political reasons. I believe by not being "royal" allows the Sussexes to live in Canada. If they still had the HRH the the Canadian law (or precedence, really) would forbid them from living in Canada as official royals are not allowed, by precedence, to live in any of the Commonwealth countries outside Britain. If you have a HRH you are a representative of the Queen. There are legal implications.

That said, the HRH isn't going away entirely. They're just not allowed to use it while living outside Britain. Harry can always take it back up in the future if he moves back to Britain and rejoins the official Royal family, such as after a divorce.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:The less they appear with the royal family, the less royal they will seem.

He is not in direct line to the throne so this choice makes sense. He's like any other grandchild of the Queen that is not the direct line to the throne. He should be entitled to a life of his own.

Sure. But the royal perks are not going out the door with him.

I'd love to be a fly on the wall when Archie realizes what his flaky parents lost in the horse-trading.

They didn’t lose anything. Zara is the eldest grandchild and the Queen’s first, she went to the best schools and had all the privileges of the daughter of the Princess Royal. Now she’s in her 40s, no HRH or title, can’t afford her own house and is hawking strollers in ads.

If anything Archie will be grateful to be handed tens of millions by his parents when he’s an adult - British estate and inheritance tax free.

She's hardly broke. She has a house on Anne's estate and lives quietly. Not vulgarly. She chose this. Just as Meghan chose to move to Canada and to launch some brand

Archie won't be inheriting any wealth tax free. He will be subject to both UK and any American inheritance laws.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:So they didn’t give up state funded security or Charles’s money.
They only have to repay Frogmore. That is hardly financially independent.

They can no longer use HRH, but the Duke of Sussex title remains.

Interesting.

The dukedom can only be withdrawn via an act of Parliament. The Queen can give honors but she doesn't revoke them. And this almost never happens. Frankly, it would have to be treason.

The HRH is not the same as a title. It's a designation. Withdrawing the HRH is also important for political reasons. I believe by not being "royal" allows the Sussexes to live in Canada. If they still had the HRH the the Canadian law (or precedence, really) would forbid them from living in Canada as official royals are not allowed, by precedence, to live in any of the Commonwealth countries outside Britain. If you have a HRH you are a representative of the Queen. There are legal implications.

That said, the HRH isn't going away entirely. They're just not allowed to use it while living outside Britain. Harry can always take it back up in the future if he moves back to Britain and rejoins the official Royal family, such as after a divorce.

Good clarification, but it sounds like they are not allowed to use the HRH even in Britain.