Meghan Markle and Prince Harry News and Updates

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Anonymous wrote:Meghan renounced her US citizenship to become a British citizen when she married Harry. So, she cannot vote in any US election. That diminishes her credibility and relevance here in the US.

Lying doesn't look go on anyone - least of all you.

Meghan was in the process of dual citizenship which takes 5 years in the U.K. for a new spouse. She had no intentions of renouncing U.S. citizenship and if even she did - wouldn't do it before being granted U.K. citizenship in 2023.

in the uk you don't have to renounce anything
only here

Here, where? Half my American friends hold multiple passports. I know India makes you renounce other citizenships when you become an Indian citizen, but the US certainly doesn’t!

If you have say US/ Irish and UK passports due to birth and parentage, the US requires you at age 18 or 21 to decide which one you'll stick with - at that point you're either a US citizen or you're not.

This is not true. I was born with US/British dual citizenship - born in the UK to an English mother and an American father - and I did not have to renounce either when I turned 18 or 21. I'm now decades older than that and I still hold US and British passports. My mother became a naturalized US citizen years ago, and she did not have to renounce her British citizenship. A college friend of mine is American but lives in London. She acquired her British citizenship a couple of years ago, and she did not have to give up her US citizenship to do so. All of us hold two passports, and it's not a problem.

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Anonymous wrote:Meghan renounced her US citizenship to become a British citizen when she married Harry. So, she cannot vote in any US election. That diminishes her credibility and relevance here in the US.

Lying doesn't look go on anyone - least of all you.

Meghan was in the process of dual citizenship which takes 5 years in the U.K. for a new spouse. She had no intentions of renouncing U.S. citizenship and if even she did - wouldn't do it before being granted U.K. citizenship in 2023.

in the uk you don't have to renounce anything
only here

Here, where? Half my American friends hold multiple passports. I know India makes you renounce other citizenships when you become an Indian citizen, but the US certainly doesn’t!

If you have say US/ Irish and UK passports due to birth and parentage, the US requires you at age 18 or 21 to decide which one you'll stick with - at that point you're either a US citizen or you're not.

This is not true. I was born with US/British dual citizenship - born in the UK to an English mother and an American father - and I did not have to renounce either when I turned 18 or 21. I'm now decades older than that and I still hold US and British passports. My mother became a naturalized US citizen years ago, and she did not have to renounce her British citizenship. A college friend of mine is American but lives in London. She acquired her British citizenship a couple of years ago, and she did not have to give up her US citizenship to do so. All of us hold two passports, and it's not a problem.

PPs are correct that US citizens can be dual citizens. I haven't seen anything indicating Meghan would relinquish her US citizenship. From the US State Department

U.S. law does not mention dual nationality or require a person to choose one nationality or another. A U.S. citizen may naturalize in a foreign state without any risk to his or her U.S. citizenship. However, persons who acquire a foreign nationality after age 18 by applying for it may relinquish their U.S. nationality if they wish to do so. In order to relinquish U.S. nationality by virtue of naturalization as a citizen of a foreign state, the law requires that the person must apply for the foreign nationality voluntarily and with the intention to relinquish U.S. nationality. Intent may be shown by the person’s statements and conduct.

https://travel.state.gov/content/travel/en/legal/travel-legal-considerations/Advice-about-Possible-Loss-of-US-Nationality-Dual-Nationality/Dual-Nationality.html#:~:text=The%20concept%20of%20dual%20nationality,countries%20at%20the%20same%20time.&text=U.S.%20law%20does%20not%20mention,his%20or%20her%20U.S.%20citizenship.

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Anonymous wrote:Meghan renounced her US citizenship to become a British citizen when she married Harry. So, she cannot vote in any US election. That diminishes her credibility and relevance here in the US.

Lying doesn't look go on anyone - least of all you.

Meghan was in the process of dual citizenship which takes 5 years in the U.K. for a new spouse. She had no intentions of renouncing U.S. citizenship and if even she did - wouldn't do it before being granted U.K. citizenship in 2023.

in the uk you don't have to renounce anything
only here

Here, where? Half my American friends hold multiple passports. I know India makes you renounce other citizenships when you become an Indian citizen, but the US certainly doesn’t!

If you have say US/ Irish and UK passports due to birth and parentage, the US requires you at age 18 or 21 to decide which one you'll stick with - at that point you're either a US citizen or you're not.

This is not true. I was born with US/British dual citizenship - born in the UK to an English mother and an American father - and I did not have to renounce either when I turned 18 or 21. I'm now decades older than that and I still hold US and British passports. My mother became a naturalized US citizen years ago, and she did not have to renounce her British citizenship. A college friend of mine is American but lives in London. She acquired her British citizenship a couple of years ago, and she did not have to give up her US citizenship to do so. All of us hold two passports, and it's not a problem.

Maybe you're really old? Because I know plenty of people with this scenario - having to choose and I'm from London.

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Citizenship rule chat is boring, back to HM gossip and analysis please

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There is such a thing as dual citizenship in the US. I am one. There are lots of us. How is this even a discussion?

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Renouncing US citizenship is harder than you may think. The US wants to be able to tax you forever, no matter where you choose to live.

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ANYWAY....

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Anonymous wrote:So considering she was dead quiet about any sexism in her own entertainment industry or during the MeToo movement, in general, why does she have a leg to stand on now? And she isn't starting small either. She's jumping right in to the Michelle Obama, Oprah, Gloria Steinem league.

Would anyone listen to her if she had married someone other than British royalty? It's like Ivanka thinking she was a diplomat by association.

THIS.

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Not a good look -- waiting for a $2 million payout for photos of Archie:

https://blindgossip.com/baby-needs-to-start-earning/#more-101135


Baby needs to start earning! LOL


"While this actress continues to put herself in the headlines on a regular basis, have you noticed that something has been missing for the past few months?

Her baby.

While she continuously pleads for privacy and talks about safety… it turns out those are not the primary reasons you haven’t seen her and her husband’s child!

She believes that any appearance of the baby has significant value. She has been trying for months to strike a deal for a cover story for $2M+, but nobody has been wiling to pay that.

This is very frustrating for them. It used to be the family disapproval that stopped them from using the baby to make money, but that is not the problem any more. Now it’s the economy.

It’s so sad that no one will pay them what they want. What they want, they should get!

If she can’t get that deal done, she will find another use for the baby. One thought is a new photo/video to draw millions of followers when they launch their new social media site. Another is to do a staged appearance in conjunction with one of their projects.

Which project? Who knows! Actress and Hubby have been jumping on and off so many bandwagons over the past few months that it’s getting a little hard to keep track of it all.

Their original plans went out the window, so at this point it’s just a series of weirdly random appearances accompanied by a lot of word salad.

In any case, $2M is a big ask.

Perhaps they are justifying that price by saying it will be donated to charity?

Perhaps to one of their own “charities”?"

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$2M?
How much did Brangelina get? At least they donated theirs to charity.

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Anonymous wrote:Meghan renounced her US citizenship to become a British citizen when she married Harry. So, she cannot vote in any US election. That diminishes her credibility and relevance here in the US.

Lying doesn't look go on anyone - least of all you.

Meghan was in the process of dual citizenship which takes 5 years in the U.K. for a new spouse. She had no intentions of renouncing U.S. citizenship and if even she did - wouldn't do it before being granted U.K. citizenship in 2023.

in the uk you don't have to renounce anything
only here

Here, where? Half my American friends hold multiple passports. I know India makes you renounce other citizenships when you become an Indian citizen, but the US certainly doesn’t!

If you have say US/ Irish and UK passports due to birth and parentage, the US requires you at age 18 or 21 to decide which one you'll stick with - at that point you're either a US citizen or you're not.

This is not true. I was born with US/British dual citizenship - born in the UK to an English mother and an American father - and I did not have to renounce either when I turned 18 or 21. I'm now decades older than that and I still hold US and British passports. My mother became a naturalized US citizen years ago, and she did not have to renounce her British citizenship. A college friend of mine is American but lives in London. She acquired her British citizenship a couple of years ago, and she did not have to give up her US citizenship to do so. All of us hold two passports, and it's not a problem.

Maybe you're really old? Because I know plenty of people with this scenario - having to choose and I'm from London.

My niece (born in the US) became an Australian citizen last year and now holds dual citizenship. She did not have to renounce.

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Anonymous wrote:Citizenship rule chat is boring, back to HM gossip and analysis please

You call and I answer. Here's Jane Moir with some analysis for you:

https://www.dailymail.co.uk/debate/article-8671981/JAN-MOIR-Meghan-speak-guide-woke-folk.html

...This week, Megan climbed into a pair of £200 trousers teamed with £500 vegan leather sandals and topped off with a £300 straw sun hat to usher 86-year-old feminist icon Gloria Steinem into a deckchair and have a simple ol' 'backyard chat'.

Honestly, it would take a heart of stone not to scream with laughter at the pretentiousness.

Gloria has been a champion of women's rights since the days when women didn't have any. Since the early Sixties, she has never stopped writing and campaigning for her core causes: birth control, equal pay, an end to violence against women, civil rights and social justice.

Meanwhile, Meghan once wrote messages on bananas to sex workers, urging them to cheer up.

They met under the auspices of Makers Women, a women's empowerment platform, which streamed the meeting around the world. Object of the exercise? To encourage women to vote in the forthcoming presidential elections. Unspoken message? So long as they don't vote for Trump.

Here is my guide to the real meaning behind the words of this epic feminist summit.

1. 'I'm so glad that you're home!' says Gloria, to which Meghan replies: 'Me too. For so many reasons.'

WHAT SHE MEANS: Uh oh! This was a sly reference to the drudgery and cruelty that Cinder-Meghan-ella endured back in the evil UK, where there was a problem with a tiara and Kate once didn't give her a lift to the shops.

2. Gloria gives Meghan a bracelet embossed with the words 'Linked not ranked'. Meghan, who utterly hated being in the second rank of the Royal Family, is thrilled.

MEGHAN SAYS: It means everything to me on every level; we are linked, not ranked.

WHAT SHE MEANS: No, I didn't object when people curtsied to me in the UK. Nor when I get special services and VIP treatment in Soho House because of who I am.

Nor when my rank as a royal wife gives me access to people like you, Gloria, and to Oprah, Ellen, George, Amal and everyone else who ignored me when I was on Suits but knock on my door now.

No one has benefited more from rank than me, but it suits me now to pretend I got here on merit.

3. MEGHAN SAYS: I firmly believe that we vote to honour those who came before us and to protect those who come after us. Ms Steinem, my friend Gloria, is one of the women I honour when I vote.

WHAT SHE MEANS: I've known this old doll for about five minutes but she might be useful.

4. MEGHAN SAYS: As many of us believe, you can only be what you can see. And in the absence of that, how can you aspire to something greater than what you see in your own world? I think maybe now we're starting to break through in a different way.

WHAT SHE MEANS: Be what you see, be a bee who wants to be a bigger bee. Don't be a beekeeper, be a bee-seeker. Don't bumble bee, be free.

5. MEGHAN SAYS: My husband is a feminist, too.

WHAT SHE MEANS: Dimbo dude does what I tell him.

6. MEGHAN SAYS: There's no shame in being someone who advocates for fundamental human rights for everyone, which of course includes women.

WHAT SHE MEANS: There is no shame and never has been. I just said 'shame' to make it look like I was doing something brave and daring.

7. MEGHAN SAYS: Hi, honey. Come here.

WHAT SHE MEANS: I meant the dog, Harry, not you. Go back inside.

8. MEGHAN SAYS: As I've gotten older I've been able to understand that it's not mutually exclusive to be a feminist and be feminine. And to own that and harness your femininity and your identification as a woman in all of the different layers.

WHAT SHE MEANS: Has anyone seen my balcony bra?

To be continued...

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They’re in an odd situation. We don’t have royalty here. Their roles are now undefined, and we’re in the midst of a pandemic.

Meghan has an enormous and built-in platform in the UK that gave her free reign to pursue whatever projects she wished, like that cookbook which was very successful. But she was only in the UK for a short time and didn’t have the opportunity to establish herself, her role and her repertoire of good works, and that makes it awkward for her in the US, where she is primarily known as the actress who married a prince.

So if they volunteer for a soup kitchen, or whatever random appearances they’ve been doing, it just doesn’t carry the same weight or have much meaning. They’re now kind of undistinguishable from other uber-famous celebrities in LA.

That’s why it seems odd that an icon like Gloria Steinem would be giving her an audience. But Meghan does have s compelling story, and she remains strongly committed to her causes. It’s going to be challenge, though, for them to find their place here in the US.

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^^ Meghan *had* an enormous platform in the UK

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Anonymous wrote:They’re in an odd situation. We don’t have royalty here. Their roles are now undefined, and we’re in the midst of a pandemic.

Meghan has an enormous and built-in platform in the UK that gave her free reign to pursue whatever projects she wished, like that cookbook which was very successful. But she was only in the UK for a short time and didn’t have the opportunity to establish herself, her role and her repertoire of good works, and that makes it awkward for her in the US, where she is primarily known as the actress who married a prince.

So if they volunteer for a soup kitchen, or whatever random appearances they’ve been doing, it just doesn’t carry the same weight or have much meaning. They’re now kind of undistinguishable from other uber-famous celebrities in LA.

That’s why it seems odd that an icon like Gloria Steinem would be giving her an audience. But Meghan does have s compelling story, and she remains strongly committed to her causes. It’s going to be challenge, though, for them to find their place here in the US.

Ugh, I meant free rein!! Not reign