Meghan Markle and Prince Harry News and Updates

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:I just don't see why anyone would find her talks inspirational. She did not experience racial profiling growing up and had a privileged life. Only dated and married white guys. When I first saw pictures of her, I had no idea that she was biracial. Now she and her lily white husband are experts in diversity? Give me a break.

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[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:I just don't see why anyone would find her talks inspirational. She did not experience racial profiling growing up and had a privileged life. Only dated and married white guys. When I first saw pictures of her, I had no idea that she was biracial. Now she and her lily white husband are experts in diversity? Give me a break.

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But Harry loved going to Africa with all his rich white girlfriends! He’s an expert on Africa!

[Anonymous]

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Anonymous wrote:They’re so gross. Biting the hand that feeds them with that sleazy book while accepting money from Daddy Prince Charles to buy a luxurious mansion. Couple of spoilt teenagers, except they’re practically middle-aged.

Agree. They are disgusting hypocrites. Playing victim while spouting off nastily about “social injustices” that have benefitted them every step of the way. Without the monarchy and his inherited titles and wealth, she’d be nothing but a washed up d list actress in a small apartment auditioning for small parts. Nothing about her is earned. She is no feminist, she has mooched off every man she has ever been involved with to climb to the top. And all of this conspicuous consumption on mega mansions while the entire world is suffering while they lecture. They don’t walk the talk. They are vile and I loathe them.

Joke and Woke, go back to the UK. Oh that’s right, they don’t want you either.

I haven’t heard that nn before for H&M. It’s perfect!

Joke and Woke is very good but my favorite to date is Ginge and Cringe

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Gotta hand it to MM. She leaves Hollywood as a third rate actress on a barely watched show, married PH, and now slides back to Santa Barbara to a house that sounds lovely but way too expensive for a pair who really have no viable means of income save for what the BRF and Prince Charles will hand out to them. Sure, Harry has an inheritance from Diana but it wasn’t massive.

Guessing these two will downside in the next few years - and divorce shortly after. This isn’t for the long haul, that’s for sure.

Harry received a larger inheritance from the Queen Mother than he got from Diana. And hasn’t he been living rent free his whole life? Not to say they have the funds to live a billionaire lifestyle but they could theoretically have paid for this house with harry’s cash on hands (which also makes sense as to how they got a mortgage on it).

I'm embarrassed that I know this, but the estimates I've seen are in the $20ish million range. That's a nice sum of money, but not enough to buy and maintain a $12 million house over the long haul. If they had paid in cash, they'd have around $10 million to live on, which would throw off around $400k in interest, at best. Maintaining the gardens alone at that place will be a drain. Plus, they're allegedly paying for their own security and paying the British people back a couple of million for the renovation of Frogmore House. That's before you start paying publicists, personal assistants, etc., much less flying private and buying a designer wardrobe. They're very young -- their money has to last them a loooong time. I'm sure they'll inherit something from Charles when he goes, but my understanding is that the bulk of his wealth goes by law to William (English inheritance laws have always favored primogeniture and keeping big estates together).

So, assuming they got a mortgage, they've still got their capital, but now they have a fairly huge mortgage. They're either getting a massive subsidy from Charles, or they're going to need to get paying jobs very quickly.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Gotta hand it to MM. She leaves Hollywood as a third rate actress on a barely watched show, married PH, and now slides back to Santa Barbara to a house that sounds lovely but way too expensive for a pair who really have no viable means of income save for what the BRF and Prince Charles will hand out to them. Sure, Harry has an inheritance from Diana but it wasn’t massive.

Guessing these two will downside in the next few years - and divorce shortly after. This isn’t for the long haul, that’s for sure.

Harry received a larger inheritance from the Queen Mother than he got from Diana. And hasn’t he been living rent free his whole life? Not to say they have the funds to live a billionaire lifestyle but they could theoretically have paid for this house with harry’s cash on hands (which also makes sense as to how they got a mortgage on it).

I'm embarrassed that I know this, but the estimates I've seen are in the $20ish million range. That's a nice sum of money, but not enough to buy and maintain a $12 million house over the long haul. If they had paid in cash, they'd have around $10 million to live on, which would throw off around $400k in interest, at best. Maintaining the gardens alone at that place will be a drain. Plus, they're allegedly paying for their own security and paying the British people back a couple of million for the renovation of Frogmore House. That's before you start paying publicists, personal assistants, etc., much less flying private and buying a designer wardrobe. They're very young -- their money has to last them a loooong time. I'm sure they'll inherit something from Charles when he goes, but my understanding is that the bulk of his wealth goes by law to William (English inheritance laws have always favored primogeniture and keeping big estates together).

So, assuming they got a mortgage, they've still got their capital, but now they have a fairly huge mortgage. They're either getting a massive subsidy from Charles, or they're going to need to get paying jobs very quickly.

Forbes had an interesting article about how these huge homes are financed. They don’t get regular mortgages like us chumps. They get a much better deal.

https://www.forbes.com/sites/megangorman/2020/08/14/what-prince-harry-and-meghan-markles-home-purchase-shows-us-about-financial-planning-for-the-wealthy/

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Gotta hand it to MM. She leaves Hollywood as a third rate actress on a barely watched show, married PH, and now slides back to Santa Barbara to a house that sounds lovely but way too expensive for a pair who really have no viable means of income save for what the BRF and Prince Charles will hand out to them. Sure, Harry has an inheritance from Diana but it wasn’t massive.

Guessing these two will downside in the next few years - and divorce shortly after. This isn’t for the long haul, that’s for sure.

Harry received a larger inheritance from the Queen Mother than he got from Diana. And hasn’t he been living rent free his whole life? Not to say they have the funds to live a billionaire lifestyle but they could theoretically have paid for this house with harry’s cash on hands (which also makes sense as to how they got a mortgage on it).

I'm embarrassed that I know this, but the estimates I've seen are in the $20ish million range. That's a nice sum of money, but not enough to buy and maintain a $12 million house over the long haul. If they had paid in cash, they'd have around $10 million to live on, which would throw off around $400k in interest, at best. Maintaining the gardens alone at that place will be a drain. Plus, they're allegedly paying for their own security and paying the British people back a couple of million for the renovation of Frogmore House. That's before you start paying publicists, personal assistants, etc., much less flying private and buying a designer wardrobe. They're very young -- their money has to last them a loooong time. I'm sure they'll inherit something from Charles when he goes, but my understanding is that the bulk of his wealth goes by law to William (English inheritance laws have always favored primogeniture and keeping big estates together).

So, assuming they got a mortgage, they've still got their capital, but now they have a fairly huge mortgage. They're either getting a massive subsidy from Charles, or they're going to need to get paying jobs very quickly.

I think it's this. I mean, the Royal Family may be pissed off at them, but Harry is still the Queen's grandson. They don't need the scandal of "impoverishing" him or putting his security at risk.

[Anonymous]

^^ I agree - they don’t want to cut him off and give rise to a potential scandal nor does the RF want to forget shut the door on PH returning, with or without Meghan.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:^^ I agree - they don’t want to cut him off and give rise to a potential scandal nor does the RF want to forget shut the door on PH returning, with or without Meghan.

Royal family is bland without Harry. He is not the heir to the throne so he has a right to live his own life.
William doesn't want to be in the press any more than what he is now. He also doesn't want his kids to be exposed to the media.
So that leaves us with Charles and the Queen. My guess is that once she is gone people will be more critical of the royal family.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:They’re so gross. Biting the hand that feeds them with that sleazy book while accepting money from Daddy Prince Charles to buy a luxurious mansion. Couple of spoilt teenagers, except they’re practically middle-aged.

Agree. They are disgusting hypocrites. Playing victim while spouting off nastily about “social injustices” that have benefitted them every step of the way. Without the monarchy and his inherited titles and wealth, she’d be nothing but a washed up d list actress in a small apartment auditioning for small parts. Nothing about her is earned. She is no feminist, she has mooched off every man she has ever been involved with to climb to the top. And all of this conspicuous consumption on mega mansions while the entire world is suffering while they lecture. They don’t walk the talk. They are vile and I loathe them.

Joke and Woke, go back to the UK. Oh that’s right, they don’t want you either.

I haven’t heard that nn before for H&M. It’s perfect!

Joke and Woke is very good but my favorite to date is Ginge and Cringe

Both are pretty good. Had never heard either. Good stuff.

[Anonymous]

I have to agree that buying such a lavish and expensive house, while at the same preaching social justice and other causes, is hypocritical. Not even close. Who is advising them? They should have stuck to the 5m range. They aren't (yet) in the league of Oprah and similar. Soooo weird. You need to build up.

I now don't get their "brand" at all.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:I have to agree that buying such a lavish and expensive house, while at the same preaching social justice and other causes, is hypocritical. Not even close. Who is advising them? They should have stuck to the 5m range. They aren't (yet) in the league of Oprah and similar. Soooo weird. You need to build up.

I now don't get their "brand" at all.

Its because they mostly make it up as they go along - all enthusiasm and no brains. It won't end well.

[Anonymous]

Do you think H & M will get invites from the queen to spend some time in the summer at Balmoral each summer?

Will they still get the Christmas at Sandringham invites?

Will they even attend if invited?

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:Do you think H & M will get invites from the queen to spend some time in the summer at Balmoral each summer?

Will they still get the Christmas at Sandringham invites?

Will they even attend if invited?

NO, no and no.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:Do you think H & M will get invites from the queen to spend some time in the summer at Balmoral each summer?

Will they still get the Christmas at Sandringham invites?

Will they even attend if invited?

Yes, yes, and no.

Royal family will play nice for the cameras which includes continuing to invite them. Notice they all publicly wished Meghan a happy birthday. But if they were willing to do a church pap stroll with William’s jump off I’m sure they can handle potentially being on the same palatial grounds at the same time. Plus Charles is financially supporting them And will be on the throne at some point who gives Someone millions of dollars but not a social invite?

They won’t go because with the exception of Charles I doubt anyone wants to see them.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Gotta hand it to MM. She leaves Hollywood as a third rate actress on a barely watched show, married PH, and now slides back to Santa Barbara to a house that sounds lovely but way too expensive for a pair who really have no viable means of income save for what the BRF and Prince Charles will hand out to them. Sure, Harry has an inheritance from Diana but it wasn’t massive.

Guessing these two will downside in the next few years - and divorce shortly after. This isn’t for the long haul, that’s for sure.

Harry received a larger inheritance from the Queen Mother than he got from Diana. And hasn’t he been living rent free his whole life? Not to say they have the funds to live a billionaire lifestyle but they could theoretically have paid for this house with harry’s cash on hands (which also makes sense as to how they got a mortgage on it).

I'm embarrassed that I know this, but the estimates I've seen are in the $20ish million range. That's a nice sum of money, but not enough to buy and maintain a $12 million house over the long haul. If they had paid in cash, they'd have around $10 million to live on, which would throw off around $400k in interest, at best. Maintaining the gardens alone at that place will be a drain. Plus, they're allegedly paying for their own security and paying the British people back a couple of million for the renovation of Frogmore House. That's before you start paying publicists, personal assistants, etc., much less flying private and buying a designer wardrobe. They're very young -- their money has to last them a loooong time. I'm sure they'll inherit something from Charles when he goes, but my understanding is that the bulk of his wealth goes by law to William (English inheritance laws have always favored primogeniture and keeping big estates together).

So, assuming they got a mortgage, they've still got their capital, but now they have a fairly huge mortgage. They're either getting a massive subsidy from Charles, or they're going to need to get paying jobs very quickly.

Forbes had an interesting article about how these huge homes are financed. They don’t get regular mortgages like us chumps. They get a much better deal.

https://www.forbes.com/sites/megangorman/2020/08/14/what-prince-harry-and-meghan-markles-home-purchase-shows-us-about-financial-planning-for-the-wealthy/

Doesn't matter. They still owe approx. half their net worth, just for the mortgage.