Anonymous wrote:Seriously. Shut up H and M. If life is so hard for you, then stop trying to garner as much attention as possible all the time. Just go live quietly in the country and show up for royal weddings. Geez.

Anonymous wrote:Seriously. Shut up H and M. If life is so hard for you, then stop trying to garner as much attention as possible all the time. Just go live quietly in the country and show up for royal weddings. Geez.

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Anonymous wrote:Kate is following the Queen's model of how to be royal, while Meghan is following Diana's. In my opinion, Kate is playing the smarter game.
Think about it--
Everyone admires the Queen, but how much does anyone really know about her? We know she likes corgis, horses, and. . . .? She has never talked about her likes, dislikes, complaints, etc. She deliberately masks her opinions and personality in public life. Have you ever heard her give a speech--even after 70+ years of speaking, she still reads in a flat schoolgirl voice. That mask of boring respectability allows her to have a private life since the impression is that there isn't much for the press to talk about. In a few years, when Kate's looks have faded, she'll cease to be the center of attention, and she and William will have completely settled down into a respectable uncontroversial public face, and a more-or-less normal private life with their children and a handful of discreet friends.

Harry and Megan, though, are more like Diana was and not hiding their emotions and passions. This makes them much more interesting to the press and public. It can be a valuable way of approaching the job, since it does bring more attention to their causes. However, it also means that they are in the spotlight and the lines between their personal lives and public lives get very blurred.

In an ideal world, the royal family could have public lives where they pursue and promote their causes and interests, and then have private lives that the press and public have no access to. But the reality is that they need to make a choice. And then not complain, since there is nothing more off-putting than someone who has every luxury in the world complaining about their lot in life--especially if they married into it.

I think The Queen’s popularity has a lot to do with her age at this point. Same way Charles is growing more popular as he reaches his senior years. I don’t think they were so admired playing the “smarter game” when they were middle aged and the same will happen for William and Kate.

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Anonymous wrote:Harry and Meghan: An African Journey will be on ABC on Weds, Oct 23rd at 10PM EST

Their documentary just closed deals in seven countries. The idea of any other royal with this sort of reach is laughable. Not even the Queen.

ITN Productions for ITV has closed deals with Network 10 (Australia), TV2 (Denmark), RTL (Netherlands), Medialaan (Belgium), BBC Lifestyle (Africa and Poland) and TVNZ (New Zealand)

So, they’re basically celebrities? That means people follow them to see what they’re wearing...and there are people hoping they will fail, cheat, divorce, etc. That’s why people follow celebrities.

My question is what do the Brits get out of this? I mean, MM isn’t even British.

Harry basically confirmed there’s a rift with his brother during the interview. He said they are on different paths. Obviously! Will has all the pressure to sustain the monarchy. If he fails, then his little brother who thumbs his nose at tradition will be out of a job. I hope his wife realizes that.

Why does everyone forget that there's a King coming and his name starts with a C?

Will has about much pressure as a stay-at-home dad who larks about at the mommy-and-me gym classes (which he does).

Harry isn't thumbing his nose at tradition, he's doing a remarkable job taking on a lot of tours (3 in the past 12 months alone), founded a multi-national organization (Invictus), and supports the Queen whenever she calls on him.

He's the son of the future King and I think he realizes that in order to do his job properly he needs to take a stand.

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Anonymous wrote:The Royal Family is scrambling now that the world is calling them frauds.

https://www.standard.co.uk/news/uk/meghan-markle-latest-senior-royals-have-tried-to-help-struggling-duchess-a4266666.html

Senior sources admitted that the Royal Household, with all its formalities, can appear “daunting” but said that both the Queen and Prince Charles had made efforts to include Meghan.

It really isn’t that hard. You can do THREE car appearances with a pedophile in a single summer, you can release a statement denying Kate had Botox, you can reward family members with undeserved orders.

It would be the simplest thing to release a picture hugging Meghan and a statement warning off the rabid press.

Weeeeell, they did.

Maybe you think it was ineffective or inauthentic or something?

Anonymous wrote:The Royal Family is scrambling now that the world is calling them frauds.

https://www.standard.co.uk/news/uk/meghan-markle-latest-senior-royals-have-tried-to-help-struggling-duchess-a4266666.html

Senior sources admitted that the Royal Household, with all its formalities, can appear “daunting” but said that both the Queen and Prince Charles had made efforts to include Meghan.

It really isn’t that hard. You can do THREE car appearances with a pedophile in a single summer, you can release a statement denying Kate had Botox, you can reward family members with undeserved orders.

It would be the simplest thing to release a picture hugging Meghan and a statement warning off the rabid press.

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Anonymous wrote:Harry and Meghan: An African Journey will be on ABC on Weds, Oct 23rd at 10PM EST

Their documentary just closed deals in seven countries. The idea of any other royal with this sort of reach is laughable. Not even the Queen.

ITN Productions for ITV has closed deals with Network 10 (Australia), TV2 (Denmark), RTL (Netherlands), Medialaan (Belgium), BBC Lifestyle (Africa and Poland) and TVNZ (New Zealand)

So, they’re basically celebrities? That means people follow them to see what they’re wearing...and there are people hoping they will fail, cheat, divorce, etc. That’s why people follow celebrities.

My question is what do the Brits get out of this? I mean, MM isn’t even British.

Harry basically confirmed there’s a rift with his brother during the interview. He said they are on different paths. Obviously! Will has all the pressure to sustain the monarchy. If he fails, then his little brother who thumbs his nose at tradition will be out of a job. I hope his wife realizes that.

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Anonymous wrote:Harry and Meghan: An African Journey will be on ABC on Weds, Oct 23rd at 10PM EST

Their documentary just closed deals in seven countries. The idea of any other royal with this sort of reach is laughable. Not even the Queen.

ITN Productions for ITV has closed deals with Network 10 (Australia), TV2 (Denmark), RTL (Netherlands), Medialaan (Belgium), BBC Lifestyle (Africa and Poland) and TVNZ (New Zealand)

Anonymous wrote:Harry and Meghan: An African Journey will be on ABC on Weds, Oct 23rd at 10PM EST

Anonymous wrote:Kate knocked this visit outta the park. Her clothes were amazing.

Anonymous wrote:Harry and Meghan: An African Journey will be on ABC on Weds, Oct 23rd at 10PM EST