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

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Anonymous wrote:I only wish H&M had given the whole thing more time. She should have stayed low while on the mommy track and reemerged 5 + years later when the dust settles and when people are more used to her.
I notice that whenever a new woman enters our work group, there is tons of nastiness (especially from white women). That usually settles down after people get used to each others' personalities.

She doesn’t have that kind of time to waste waiting for jerks “to get used to her.”

Harry is a spare who is not part of the succession to the throne - it was always the plan to phase him out of royal duties - the only question was when.

They are at their peak popularity and earning potential right now. In 5 - 10 years their time will be past. They are smart for putting their family first and doing what’s best for Archie. If they had waited until William’s kids are teenagers, they would be SOL in terms of influence and ability to be financially independent. This would likely coincide with the time for Will to streamline the royal family and cut Harry and Meghan out. They would be reduced to begging for scraps much like Beatrice and Eugenie now. I wouldn’t want that life for my children (or myself.)

Harry already has 30-40 million. Meghan brought another 3 million. Begging for scraps? Cry me a river.

This is a very rich couple complaining they're not filthy rich. Ok....

This.

This is precisely why some people can’t stand H&M. They seem like greedy jerks. Many lesser royals are doing just fine. But that’s not good enough for them. They want to roll like the richest celebrities, so they’re ditching a dignified and comfortable life to pursue more riches by monetizing their “brand.” They’ll do it under the auspices of “charity,” but that just makes it even more unseemly.

And seriously: go on the DM to see the latest/second video of H begging Jon Favreau to throw work M’s way. It’s pathetic.

I am not an MM or KM fan, and at heart am anti-royalist. I am reading this thread mostly because I find Meghan's haters entertaining in their craziness (some of the fans are crazy too, but not to the unhinged degree of her haters). So I would consider myself fairly neutral.

With that background, I went and watched this video. I don't get all the fuss. It doesn't come across as begging. It came across as as joking to me. I mean, that's the most common sense explanation as well. It's not like MM or HM could force the Disney corporation to do anything, or that Disney does not know exactly who M&H are.

There are two videos: one with Disney chief Iger, and another with Jon Favreau. The one with Favreau is worse imho. And other H fan said she lost respect for him after watching it.

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I'm surprised people think they will run into money problems. They will be offered extremely lucrative board seats (wrack up a few of those at mid six figures and you're already into a seven figure income for very little work), speaking engagements, book deals, branding opportunities, investment tips (when you're Prince Harry people are falling all over themselves to bring you on board to the best new ideas), plus they'll be able to accept free stuff now - designer clothing, furniture, art, jewelry, trips, even cars.

The world is their oyster.

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Anonymous wrote:I only wish H&M had given the whole thing more time. She should have stayed low while on the mommy track and reemerged 5 + years later when the dust settles and when people are more used to her.
I notice that whenever a new woman enters our work group, there is tons of nastiness (especially from white women). That usually settles down after people get used to each others' personalities.

She doesn’t have that kind of time to waste waiting for jerks “to get used to her.”

Harry is a spare who is not part of the succession to the throne - it was always the plan to phase him out of royal duties - the only question was when.

They are at their peak popularity and earning potential right now. In 5 - 10 years their time will be past. They are smart for putting their family first and doing what’s best for Archie. If they had waited until William’s kids are teenagers, they would be SOL in terms of influence and ability to be financially independent. This would likely coincide with the time for Will to streamline the royal family and cut Harry and Meghan out. They would be reduced to begging for scraps much like Beatrice and Eugenie now. I wouldn’t want that life for my children (or myself.)

Harry already has 30-40 million. Meghan brought another 3 million. Begging for scraps? Cry me a river.

This is a very rich couple complaining they're not filthy rich. Ok....

This.

This is precisely why some people can’t stand H&M. They seem like greedy jerks. Many lesser royals are doing just fine. But that’s not good enough for them. They want to roll like the richest celebrities, so they’re ditching a dignified and comfortable life to pursue more riches by monetizing their “brand.” They’ll do it under the auspices of “charity,” but that just makes it even more unseemly.

And seriously: go on the DM to see the latest/second video of H begging Jon Favreau to throw work M’s way. It’s pathetic.

I am not an MM or KM fan, and at heart am anti-royalist. I am reading this thread mostly because I find Meghan's haters entertaining in their craziness (some of the fans are crazy too, but not to the unhinged degree of her haters). So I would consider myself fairly neutral.

With that background, I went and watched this video. I don't get all the fuss. It doesn't come across as begging. It came across as as joking to me. I mean, that's the most common sense explanation as well. It's not like MM or HM could force the Disney corporation to do anything, or that Disney does not know exactly who M&H are.

There are two videos: one with Disney chief Iger, and another with Jon Favreau. The one with Favreau is worse imho. And other H fan said she lost respect for him after watching it.

PP here. I watched the Favreau one. I don't think it's that big a deal. I had no respect to lose (I am far from a fan of Harry's), but I don't get why you think it's that horrible. Seems obvious it's at worst an awkward joke.

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They lost more than they anticipated. The use of “royal” in their brand is also up in the air.
https://www.google.com/amp/s/www.nytimes.com/2020/01/19/world/europe/harry-meghan-royal.amp.html

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Anonymous wrote:White women are awful and I am a white woman. Cattiness times ten. Most of my closest friends are diverse and also men. I got tired of the bitchy stuff and the Botox. Not one of my diverse friends is obsessed with plastic surgery.

Same here. I have ethnic women friends and male friends from every race

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Anonymous wrote:They lost more than they anticipated. The use of “royal” in their brand is also up in the air.
https://www.google.com/amp/s/www.nytimes.com/2020/01/19/world/europe/harry-meghan-royal.amp.html

The only part of that article that doesn’t make sense to me is that the queen will not approve any money making ventures.

If true (the way I understand it) they wouldn’t be able to work but also wouldn’t be able to get any money from the royal family. Are they just being forced to live off their savings? I thought the whole point was to be financially independent?

I hope they clarify this soon.

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I think we need to find out who is paying for security. If they self-fund-bravo. If it's Charles that is fine. Tax payers? No way Jose!

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Anonymous wrote:They lost more than they anticipated. The use of “royal” in their brand is also up in the air.
https://www.google.com/amp/s/www.nytimes.com/2020/01/19/world/europe/harry-meghan-royal.amp.html

The only part of that article that doesn’t make sense to me is that the queen will not approve any money making ventures.

If true (the way I understand it) they wouldn’t be able to work but also wouldn’t be able to get any money from the royal family. Are they just being forced to live off their savings? I thought the whole point was to be financially independent?

I hope they clarify this soon.

I am still struggling with the notion of not being financially independent despite having a private fortune of north of 40 million.

I've generally tried to be neutral and dispassionate about the Meghan and Harry announcement as I'm not a follower of royalty. But I must admit the discrepancy between their desire to leave for greater privacy and that they want to remain in the public eye in order to be influencers seems cynical to me. Along with this need to make more money despite having so much money already.

The simple reality is that they can't make more money, the way their supporters are suggesting on here, without cashing in on the royal connections, even as ex royals. They have enough money to live the luxury gentry lifestyle somewhere, whether an estate in England or a ranch in Canada, where they can have all the privacy they want while still supporting some causes discreetly. That's why some people see an element of hypocrisy and greed in their actions. I don't see either but I do see cluelessness.

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Anonymous wrote:They lost more than they anticipated. The use of “royal” in their brand is also up in the air.
https://www.google.com/amp/s/www.nytimes.com/2020/01/19/world/europe/harry-meghan-royal.amp.html

The only part of that article that doesn’t make sense to me is that the queen will not approve any money making ventures.

If true (the way I understand it) they wouldn’t be able to work but also wouldn’t be able to get any money from the royal family. Are they just being forced to live off their savings? I thought the whole point was to be financially independent?

I hope they clarify this soon.

I read that part of the article to mean that the queen and the royal family will be hands off any profit making ventures H&M gets involved. They are free to do as they please without the royal name.

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$40 million won’t go far if they are going to have to self-pay for all the things they would need to maintain or exceed their royal lifestyle.

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LOL @ the fake news spread by fanatics. Meghan was not a millionaire. She was broke and living above her means. Couldn’t even afford bunion surgery until she met Harry.

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Anonymous wrote:LOL @ the fake news spread by fanatics. Meghan was not a millionaire. She was broke and living above her means. Couldn’t even afford bunion surgery until she met Harry.

You’ve been deleted before. Go troll elsewhere.

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Anonymous wrote:$40 million won’t go far if they are going to have to self-pay for all the things they would need to maintain or exceed their royal lifestyle.

And this is why I have zero pity for them. Whiny, entitled brats.

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Anonymous wrote:$40 million won’t go far if they are going to have to self-pay for all the things they would need to maintain or exceed their royal lifestyle.

Especially when the broke D list gold digger wants ocean front mansions in Vancouver and Malibu. How many voiceover parts can she try to extort from Disney?

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Anonymous wrote:$40 million won’t go far if they are going to have to self-pay for all the things they would need to maintain or exceed their royal lifestyle.

Especially when the broke D list gold digger wants ocean front mansions in Vancouver and Malibu. How many voiceover parts can she try to extort from Disney?

Well here is jealousy in its purest form.