Harry and Meghan book lifts lid on bitter split with family

Regardless of the veracity of this book, it’s clear that Markle has burned all bridges in the UK. This puts Harry in the position of either living under her thumb, or leaving her and their son if he ever wants to return to the UK. He would be accepted back. She never will.

I am not really interested in the royal soap opera, but from the videos I have seen it is clear from the body language that she clearly controls what he says and does.

A publicity seeking, selfish starlet getting what she wants. I’d prefer all news outlets to give them their peace and freedom and just stop reporting anything to do with them.

See how they enjoy life then.

I can only see scum on all sides here. Privacy violating paparazzi scum. Royal leech scum. Attention whore scum. War monger scum. The only decent one might have been Diana. Its too bad she could not or was not permitted to raise her children right.

Meghan, 38, told a friend that tabloid criticism was like "death by a thousand cuts", according to the new book.

She married into the royal family and then found intrusive, trash tabloids buzzing around.

Fancy that.

If Prince Harry and wife Meghan, want to chronicle a woke, self-rigorous whinge-a-thon, at least have the courage and conviction to come out and openly publish instead of sulking behind mediocre journalists Omid Scobie and Carolyn Durand

Without knowing all the details, I can see a woman who has blown off her own family, including the father who doted on her and raised her. Then she gets married, and her spouse then blows off his formerly close family. There's a definite pattern, and it's not pretty.

What's the point of having a monarchy anyway? At this point in history, all the people get from it is tabloid gossip. And higher taxes.

What's the point of having a monarchy anyway? At this point in history, all the people get from it is tabloid gossip. And higher taxes.

There is an argument that the British royals are useful for bringing in tourist revenue. The Sex Pistols mentioned that.

There is an argument that the British royals are useful for bringing in tourist revenue.

Then that is where their bread, butter, caviar and limos can come from, minus all the land they hold that should be in the public domain.

I believe a positive UK constitutional monarchy is beneficial. A monarchy in many respects strictly ceremonial, beyond a legislature, judiciary, within a political parliamentary system. A Monarchy that rises above political intrigue.

Well that is the theory, at least within UK unwritten constitution, accounting for universal suffrage. And the philosophy that a head of state elevated with reserve powers. However, without the executive authority of a head of state.

So where does Prince Harry and Meghan fit?

Well the “UK Royals” are in essence a publicly-funded business.

Prince Harry is mixing the responsibility of duty (or in Prince Harry’s case the lack of it), with the pseudo fakery attributed to “celebrity” where a media PR profile, and the inevitable social media platforms intertwine.

This creates a dilemma for the British public, especially to their perception that monarchy has a stable support role in times of strife and uncertainty, is doing a good job.

I heard there is a chapter titled "Whose your daddy?"

I heard there is a chapter titled "Whose your daddy?"

That would be quite shocking. I'd like to think the book's editors would pick up on the error.

On one hand they need their privacy, on the other hand the Queen must be livid. What a dilemma!

jimizo:

There is an argument that the British royals are useful for bringing in tourist revenue. The Sex Pistols mentioned that.

I read that sentence very quickly, and for some reason, British royal and sex tourism came into my head.

Prince Harry and wife Meghan blamed everyone but themselves for the problems of their own making.

However, it does acknowledge that Harry and Meghan's decision to keep the family in the dark about their plans "created a lot of ill will".

Meghan blew off her own family, and then she blew off Harry's family. Now she's wondering why she hasn't been inundated with movie and tv roles. The reason could be that few people care what she does, or what she says.