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Who are they going to blame/sue for the fallout that is coming from this book? I assume they will never show their faces at a Royal event again except funerals. How could they?

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Ze plot thickens!!! There are now Russian tracks in Harry's chilly willy troubles:

https://gorod48.ru/news/34611/

This is all in Russian and rather long, but the relevant bits are that Harry and his band of wounded warriors stopped for a few days by the Russian R&D polar station Barneo on the way to the pickup spot, where he had some quality R&R time with the other station visitors, including a group of Russian volunteers who came to help build the facility. They report Harry behaved utterly without airs, and asked for the "polar baptism" ritual, or a dip into the icy waters in a specially cut hole. After that he was brought into the Russian tent and treated with high-quality moonshine, and good time was had by all.

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Anonymous wrote:Are they broke? Does anyone else agree that when a person does a tell all style memoir it’s because they desperately need money and this is like the last bit of themselves they have to give? The next step of desperation would be doing a sex tape. Given that they are/were royals they shouldn’t have had an expiration date on their popularity and need to sell out so badly so soon. I’m guessing that they have been cut off financially by the family and Harry isn’t capable of being a businessman or a consultant even in name only.

Obviously they live an incredibly expensive lifestyle. Harry said Charles cut him off in the Oprah interview. They could have lived quietly, but still very well, on Diana's inheritance and Meghan's savings, but clearly wanted a more extravagant celebrity lifestyle. Choices.

What will they have left to sell after this? Harry has already sold the family secrets at 38 and lowered his brand by doing so. This money isn’t going to last their lifetime.

Didn’t they already get a 100 million from their deals? That should last forever.

I have a feeling they go through money like water.

+1 With taxes, agent, publicist, staff, security and legal fees, not to mention exorbitant property taxes and maintenance fees, private planes and so on, the money will not last forever.

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Anonymous wrote:Are they broke? Does anyone else agree that when a person does a tell all style memoir it’s because they desperately need money and this is like the last bit of themselves they have to give? The next step of desperation would be doing a sex tape. Given that they are/were royals they shouldn’t have had an expiration date on their popularity and need to sell out so badly so soon. I’m guessing that they have been cut off financially by the family and Harry isn’t capable of being a businessman or a consultant even in name only.

Obviously they live an incredibly expensive lifestyle. Harry said Charles cut him off in the Oprah interview. They could have lived quietly, but still very well, on Diana's inheritance and Meghan's savings, but clearly wanted a more extravagant celebrity lifestyle. Choices.

What will they have left to sell after this? Harry has already sold the family secrets at 38 and lowered his brand by doing so. This money isn’t going to last their lifetime.

Didn’t they already get a 100 million from their deals? That should last forever.

I have a feeling they go through money like water.

I have a feeling you're not a money manager AND, if you were one, you're probably mediocre at it .

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"High-profile British veterans have criticised the Duke of Sussex’s claim he had killed 25 Taliban soldiers while serving with the British army in Afghanistan and warned the high-profile admission could increase the risk to his personal security.

The retired army veteran Col Tim Collins, ...said the prince’s kill-count talk was crass and “we don’t do notches on the rifle butt”.

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Collins, in an interview with Forces News, took issue with Harry’s comments. “Amongst his assertions is a claim that he killed 25 people in Afghanistan. That’s not how you behave in the army; it’s not how we think. He has badly let the side down. We don’t do notches on the rifle butt. We never did.”

The former soldier accused Harry of engaging in “a tragic moneymaking scam to fund the lifestyle he can’t afford” that, in a barely concealed sideswipe at his wife, Meghan, was something “someone else has chosen”.

Other Afghanistan veterans questioned how far Harry could be sure of how many people he had killed. A former para said: “I’ve never heard anyone talk about kill counts, it’s crass and frankly cringeworthy. Taking a life is the most serious thing you can ever do on ops, serious people don’t talk it up as a game to shift a few books.”

A former British army commander in Afghanistan, retired Col Richard Kemp, said the comments may put the prince’s security at greater risk. Extremists who support the Taliban may now be “motivated to kill Harry” because of memories that have been “resurrected” by his comments, he told Sky News.

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Anonymous wrote:Are they broke? Does anyone else agree that when a person does a tell all style memoir it’s because they desperately need money and this is like the last bit of themselves they have to give? The next step of desperation would be doing a sex tape. Given that they are/were royals they shouldn’t have had an expiration date on their popularity and need to sell out so badly so soon. I’m guessing that they have been cut off financially by the family and Harry isn’t capable of being a businessman or a consultant even in name only.

Obviously they live an incredibly expensive lifestyle. Harry said Charles cut him off in the Oprah interview. They could have lived quietly, but still very well, on Diana's inheritance and Meghan's savings, but clearly wanted a more extravagant celebrity lifestyle. Choices.

What will they have left to sell after this? Harry has already sold the family secrets at 38 and lowered his brand by doing so. This money isn’t going to last their lifetime.

Didn’t they already get a 100 million from their deals? That should last forever.

I have a feeling they go through money like water.

Their lifestyle, without the extra security detail, will be costing them $10-15 million per year, that's normal standard, millionaire life costs. So with the extra security costs on top of this, I don't think $100 million would last them more than about 5 years.


+1 With taxes, agent, publicist, staff, security and legal fees, not to mention exorbitant property taxes and maintenance fees, private planes and so on, the money will not last forever.

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Anonymous wrote:Meh, I have the exact opposite opinion of them both. And in the end, the RF looks petty and vindictive, as they usually do. The RF sycophants on here are hilarious as well as ignorant of all of the things that family has done that are self-serving, racist, hateful, vindictive to members of their own family. It's laughable, actually. H and M's treatment fits that pattern and is why I believe it. Good for them for giving them the middle finger.

Same. I think a lot of people aren't royal watchers aside from "let's see the wedding dress" are hearing the most recent stuff and think Harry's the good guy.

Royal watchers aren't normal and have to accept that the majority of people aren't enthralled by these people the way they are.

The majority of people I have seen online are like me - not royal family watchers or supporters at all but we started seeing Harry and meghan headlines everywhere = both promoting their stuff and reporting on their stuff and started reading and listening to things. I am sure there are a few ardent RF supporters who don't think the RF can do any wrong but I dont give a fig about the RF and Harry comes across as an immature and petty man. I don't really care about Harry and Meghan either but content on them is being shoved in our faces online 24/7. They are digging their own graves.

Agree. I don't understand the sentiment that people who find H&M tiresome and annoying are RF supporters. I admit I like the gossip around the RF, but by no means study or support them. On the other hand, I do get fed up with people who constantly are disgruntled with their lives, seem to think other people owe them, and always place the blame on others. I call my kids out all the time when they start in on the "woe is me" behavior.

Why is anyone disgruntled with THEIR lives a problem or concern of yours ? Unstable much ?

I'm the PP you are responding to. Ummm, obviously their "feelings" are not a concern of mine. And LOL, I am not unstable. But I am allowed my perception of them, just as others who are annoyed by them are allowed their perception of H&M. And that should not be a concern of yours.

Word salad.

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"High-profile British veterans have criticised the Duke of Sussex’s claim he had killed 25 Taliban soldiers while serving with the British army in Afghanistan and warned the high-profile admission could increase the risk to his personal security.

The retired army veteran Col Tim Collins, ...said the prince’s kill-count talk was crass and “we don’t do notches on the rifle butt”.

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Collins, in an interview with Forces News, took issue with Harry’s comments. “Amongst his assertions is a claim that he killed 25 people in Afghanistan. That’s not how you behave in the army; it’s not how we think. He has badly let the side down. We don’t do notches on the rifle butt. We never did.”

The former soldier accused Harry of engaging in “a tragic moneymaking scam to fund the lifestyle he can’t afford” that, in a barely concealed sideswipe at his wife, Meghan, was something “someone else has chosen”.

Other Afghanistan veterans questioned how far Harry could be sure of how many people he had killed. A former para said: “I’ve never heard anyone talk about kill counts, it’s crass and frankly cringeworthy. Taking a life is the most serious thing you can ever do on ops, serious people don’t talk it up as a game to shift a few books.”

A former British army commander in Afghanistan, retired Col Richard Kemp, said the comments may put the prince’s security at greater risk. Extremists who support the Taliban may now be “motivated to kill Harry” because of memories that have been “resurrected” by his comments, he told Sky News.

^If I were a neighbor of theirs in Montecito I'd certainly be beefing up my own security. That little book tidbit is NOT going to be good news for them!

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Anonymous wrote:Jealous and disgruntled spares over the history have often killed or tried to kill their heir siblings, he is only ruining him in public opinion.

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Hilarious!

My husband's reaction to the news about the fight was, "They're brothers, of course they have fights. I had worse-sounding fights with my brother and we get along fine."

Mine said the exact same thing -- brothers get in fights, even in their 30s and 40s!

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Anonymous wrote:Are they broke? Does anyone else agree that when a person does a tell all style memoir it’s because they desperately need money and this is like the last bit of themselves they have to give? The next step of desperation would be doing a sex tape. Given that they are/were royals they shouldn’t have had an expiration date on their popularity and need to sell out so badly so soon. I’m guessing that they have been cut off financially by the family and Harry isn’t capable of being a businessman or a consultant even in name only.

Obviously they live an incredibly expensive lifestyle. Harry said Charles cut him off in the Oprah interview. They could have lived quietly, but still very well, on Diana's inheritance and Meghan's savings, but clearly wanted a more extravagant celebrity lifestyle. Choices.

What will they have left to sell after this? Harry has already sold the family secrets at 38 and lowered his brand by doing so. This money isn’t going to last their lifetime.

Didn’t they already get a 100 million from their deals? That should last forever.

I have a feeling they go through money like water.

I have a feeling you're not a money manager AND, if you were one, you're probably mediocre at it .

Thank you for your incredible insight.

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Anonymous wrote:Are they broke? Does anyone else agree that when a person does a tell all style memoir it’s because they desperately need money and this is like the last bit of themselves they have to give? The next step of desperation would be doing a sex tape. Given that they are/were royals they shouldn’t have had an expiration date on their popularity and need to sell out so badly so soon. I’m guessing that they have been cut off financially by the family and Harry isn’t capable of being a businessman or a consultant even in name only.

I think they know that they need to cash in now because 10+ years from now, nobody will care about them and their money will dry out. I hope they have good financial advisors and aren't spending all that money now.

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Anonymous wrote:Kate being uptight sounds about right. So was QE2 — I think it’s the best way to survive that grinder. Diana was not cold and uptight enough — it ate her alive. Fergie was famously warm and bubbly and she was a basic disaster.
I think a bit part of Megan’s problem is that she thought she could portray this warm open persona and then close that door for privacy. It doesn’t work that way there. It reminds me of the queens advice to someone — never hold hands in public because the first time you aren’t holding hands, they will make it headline news. They will use whatever you give them so give them nothing to work with except bland propriety.

But she and Harry have been calculating and taking notes and seeking to take down and destroy these people over petty grievances. That doesn't sound like a genuine open warm person.

This was one of the things that struck me in their docuseries - how EARLY they were busy recording and taking notes and gathering material. It doesn't look like genuine behavior in the slightest. Almost like this has been planned from day 1, like Meghan saw the merch potential and was determined to exploit it.

Ding, ding, ding!!! It was either going to be a "everybody loves us" documentary if they were well-received or a revenge documentary if they weren't - but there's always been a documentary in the works, clearly.

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Anonymous wrote:Kate being uptight sounds about right. So was QE2 — I think it’s the best way to survive that grinder. Diana was not cold and uptight enough — it ate her alive. Fergie was famously warm and bubbly and she was a basic disaster.
I think a bit part of Megan’s problem is that she thought she could portray this warm open persona and then close that door for privacy. It doesn’t work that way there. It reminds me of the queens advice to someone — never hold hands in public because the first time you aren’t holding hands, they will make it headline news. They will use whatever you give them so give them nothing to work with except bland propriety.

But she and Harry have been calculating and taking notes and seeking to take down and destroy these people over petty grievances. That doesn't sound like a genuine open warm person.

This was one of the things that struck me in their docuseries - how EARLY they were busy recording and taking notes and gathering material. It doesn't look like genuine behavior in the slightest. Almost like this has been planned from day 1, like Meghan saw the merch potential and was determined to exploit it.

Ding, ding, ding!!! It was either going to be a "everybody loves us" documentary if they were well-received or a revenge documentary if they weren't - but there's always been a documentary in the works, clearly.

There was a rumor circulating quite early in their relationship that Meghan was documenting everything.

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Anonymous wrote:I'm really curious about the early release of the book. It seems too much of a human error for this to happen spontaneously. If you think how many people are involved in putting books on shelves, surely someone had to be aware of the fact that they are doing it ahead of the global release?

And what it would do to their promotion plans? And, quite frankly, to sales? Now that most juicy parts have already been published.

Oh please, this was 100% planned. This is how marketing and PR work. They're drumming up interest before the release.

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Anonymous wrote:Are they broke? Does anyone else agree that when a person does a tell all style memoir it’s because they desperately need money and this is like the last bit of themselves they have to give? The next step of desperation would be doing a sex tape. Given that they are/were royals they shouldn’t have had an expiration date on their popularity and need to sell out so badly so soon. I’m guessing that they have been cut off financially by the family and Harry isn’t capable of being a businessman or a consultant even in name only.

I think they know that they need to cash in now because 10+ years from now, nobody will care about them and their money will dry out. I hope they have good financial advisors and aren't spending all that money now.

Agreed, but this is so short-sighted and only harms their brand long-term imo.