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© 2020 AFPPrince Harry's wife Meghan returns to Canada amid royal storm
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Chip Star
A crisis? A touch hyperbolic.
CrazyJoe
Harry gave his Mum for the monarchy.
Let him have some happiness in his life. This is his choice. His life. Good on him for being a healthy human being and a man who cares, protects, and loves his family.
Tangerine2000
It's now become apparent that Meghan and Harry Markle registered the brand name Sussex Royal in order to sell merchandise more than six months ago. This whole underhanded venture has been carefully planned.
They don't want the responsibilties that come with being a Royal, but they do want: Frogmore Cottage (£2.4 million of British taxpayer's money was used to renovate it), personal protection by Scotland Yard, the Royal titles and lots of money from Charles to fund their lavish lifestyle.
I guess they won't be paying back any of the taxpayer money used for their wedding either (around £32 million by the way).
The Queen and the rest of the royals will end up offering a diplomatic solution, but it won't matter to the British people. Meghan and Harry have shown themselves to be unappreciative spoilt brats.
mitoguitarman
Any idea why the Japanese press call him Henry?
Aly Rustom
Absolutely. And what an excellent choice! Canada is hands down the best country I have ever lived in
bass4funk
This woman is royal family wrecker. They should then leave and I hope the Queen strips them of EVERYTHING, then Harry can live and work a 9-5 like the rest of us.
Jimizo
Harry and Meghan are more than capable of earning a very tidy sum of money in Canada or the US or pretty much anywhere. Time to slim down this ridiculously bloated royal family.
Off you go. See you on talk shows with the audience making whooping noises. Best place for these trivial and very uninteresting people.
Zaphod
Brexit is out of the news.... we now have Megxit
Toasted Heretic
Bwaaa haaaa haaaaa
"Like the rest of us". Comedy gold.
More importantly, the misogyny and racism shown towards MM is quite disturbing. But then, it's clear how the right fear strong women of colour.
Toasted Heretic
Possibly. With Stormont up and running, they'll be focusing on the more important issues like the imminent re-unification of Ireland.
Of course, the Fine Gael administration in Dublin will no doubt be rolling out the carpet for the royals (in favor or otherwise) because they like that kind of thing. But all the pageantry and sucking up to archaic customs and figureheads cannot derail nor disguise the breakup of the UK.
And about time.
Jimizo
I didn’t catch any racism or misogyny in Bass’s post.
Tangerine2000
@toasted
Could you please provide some evidence of this.
Toasted Heretic
From the memes that say, "Prince Harry married a black woman and she made him move out of his mama's house," to journalist Piers Morgan tweeting that Meghan "ditched her family, ditched her Dad, ditched most of her old friends, split Harry from William & has now split him from the Royal Family," a narrative has formed that the duchess was the driving force in the decision.
https://edition.cnn.com/2020/01/10/entertainment/meghan-markle-blame-all-sides-race-trnd/index.html
Or, if you can stomach it, go on Twitter. She's still receiving abuse, as is Harry.
Imagine. He chose his wife over his grandma. The monster!
Toasted Heretic
My comment wasn't necessarily with that poster in mind. However, if you think that This woman is royal family wrecker isn't misogyny - I guess I can't change your mind.
It's like Yoko being blamed for the Beatles split, all over again. Cripes, imagine if the internet had existed, then.
Jimizo
If the blame is shifted to Harry, is the sentence ‘this man is a royal family wrecker’ misandrist?
Toasted Heretic
Lol. Always standing up for lads, eh, Jimizo?
You know darn well that MM was subjected to vilification and abuse from the press and online.
And how, exactly, is she a "family wrecker"?
Wouldn't you move heaven and earth to protect your significant other from such a campaign of hatred?
Jimizo
Sometimes, not always. I sometimes stand up for women too. I try to judge things on their own merits.
I just wonder if the sentence ‘this man is a royal family wrecker’ misandrist like ‘this woman is a royal family wrecker’ is misogynist.
I know some idiots vilified her. I have no time for either of these useless celebs. Is my dismissal of her misogynist/potentially racist and my dismissal of Harry misandrist? Perhaps just the former?
mmwkdw
Its hard to really know the Couple, as the Tabloids and so called experts keep telling us what they deem as being the inside stories... Geez... can you imagine the same for your own lives ?
The only reason the Tabloids and these so called experts are upset, is that their own Business is being damaged - who will they dish out the dirt on now ?
If the Couple wish to retreat from Royal Duties and take a lower profile, then good on them, they chose Canada ... an interesting choice. I guess it was coin toss between Canada and New Zealand - two of the most respectful Countries at present. (The UK hardly fits that bill at present).
I wish them the best of luck in the future. And hope that they can focus upon their own relationship rather than the fake facade for the benefit of the Tabloids. And perhaps, they will then have, a lasting relationship. Which, the Queen, as the Head of a Religious Church - the Church of England, should be respectful of.. so yes, she's proverbially caught between a rock and a hard place too, but should do the Honourable thing, which I am sure she will do...
mmwkdw
@Toasted Heretic - you've said some interesting things, which sometimes sound good, Though in light of the current dysfunctionality of the Europe model, which like a balloon being stretched too widely, is in danger of bursting, maybe Ireland needs to look towards a new future outside of these strongly tied binary identities, and join something different that makes the - you're black and we're white differences blend away into insignificance ? If that happens then a United Ireland will happen, but not just Ireland it will be a United Community regardless of so called borders - I look forward to that day.
yoshisan88
The reason why Prince Harry is called Harry and not Henry by virtually everyone, despite what's on his birth certificate, is a bit obscure. The name Henry derives from the Old French name Henri, and over time (during the medieval period) the English version – Harry – started to be used over here.Apr 24, 2018
https://metro.co.uk › 2018/04/24
Why is Prince Harry called Harry when his name is Henry? | Metro ...
Toasted Heretic
https://www.theguardian.com/commentisfree/2020/jan/11/post-racial-britain-harry-meghan-tabloids
I can't believe that a monarchy is keeping me awake.
Wolfpack
Harry is going to wake someday and wonder why he ever got mixed up with Meghan. The woman is going to ruin his future and reputation. But he won’t be the first man who had a perfect life flushed down the toilet by a woman.
Wolfpack
Oh come on. Nikki Haley is the early leader for president in 2024 among Republicans. Yes it’s true that an inordinate number of non-white women lean Socialist but there are plenty that do not. So what? I would take Haley over all of the Dems and Trump. By the way, all women are women of color as all races are of color. You are minimizing white women with your rhetoric.
That’s because she has built her celebrity online and the negativity online always outshines the positive. And let’s face it, Markel doesn’t have a track record of family stability. Harry knew that going in and he will have to live with the estrangement that he is now facing with his own family due in large part to her emotional fragility.
Chip Star
Someone’s bitter.
Toasted Heretic
Is being white a default setting? Does non-white mean we are all secretly aspiring to be Caucasian?
And you wonder why people of colour might lean towards politics that mean equality and diversity.
And? Who does? Is that her fault, too? Many people have parents who divorced.
Look at the Trump family, for example.
bass4funk
No, her color has nothing to do with it. I could go off on a tangent about Taylor Swift all day, but I won’t. This has everything to do with who Meghan is as a person, leave race out of this. I know race is a huge helpful platform, but not here, please.
The Trump family are not part of a monarchy, this woman has singlehandedly put a rift between Harry and his family, especially the Queen. The woman is unappreciative, ungrateful and it’s just sad after she was accepted with open arms as a foreigner into the royal family, now having said that, she and Harry can do whatever they want, I really don’t care, but as an outsider, I think the woman is selfish and inconsiderate.
Jimizo
This is why the left gets ridiculed.
arrestpaul
Because the Queen, who has the final word on the subject, said it would be Harry.
arrestpaul
That would be the actress Meghan Markle. It appears that she does not want to share her spotlight with anyone. Introducing the latest non-royal couple - Harry and Meghan Markle. (I feel that Wallis Simpson would really enjoy Meghan's antics.)
Numan
@Yoshisan88
That is only partly true! Henry or Henri after (William of Normandy descended from the Vikings who settled in France conquered England) derives from German "Heinrich". Heinrich or more modern Henrik/Hendrick means ruler of the house.
The most common nickname for Henry is Hank. Harry is more British because it also a nickname for "Harold" which is Old English. Harold means leader of the army.
The British royal family is descended from the Germany like the Japanese royal family is descended from Korea.