I realize, and I think the institution leaves themselves vulnerable to all this “shock and scandal” by being so rigid in what a member of the royal family does or does not do. Is Meghan still considered a senior member?
Touché. That made me lol. LHey, it's been a whole year of a pandemic, nobody can hardly go anywhere, and we've all got spare time on our hands.
They supposedly “stepped back”, however they continue to use their royal titles, which they had agreed not to do.
Megs carefully scripts everything. I seriously doubt it was a coincidence. I agree that trying to rise by stepping on others doesn't put one in a good light.
I can't help. It's two hours of my life that I can NEVER get back!
It shows the lengths they went to in an attempt to shield MM. The RF nor the staff wanted a scandal. MM decided to air their dirty laundry in public and bash the staff. She only manages to make herself look worse.
By unsurvivable does MM mean she was told it was inappropriate for Royals to procure freebie designer duds? Allegedly one of her tantrums was over this very issue. She said it was perfectly acceptable because she was an actress. Entitled much?
No, the queen confirmed last month that they were permanently standing down as working royals. They maintain the HRH designation, but are not allowed to actually use it.
So It took MM, aka Our Lady of Perpetual Victimhood, to make Camilla look good? Harry has outdone himself.
Probably spot on.Do we really expect this Oprah interview to be some hard hitting expose of the royal family? I imagined it was going to be mostly fluff — a look at their new home in LA, talk about their transitions into parenthood and life outside the palace gates, blah, blah, blah — peppered with a few generalized, vague mentions of the “difficulties” of royal life, dealing with the press, etc. I think it’s highly unlikely they’re going to air the royal family’s dirty laundry or offer much of anything in the way of specifics. I’ll fall off my chair if one of them says, “Well, the problems began when William cheated on Kate...”It’s just not going to happen. Of course, afterwards there will be people who claim they made direct attacks on the queen, because there seems to be a certain segment who think everything H&M do is a direct attack on the queen. But to a casual observer like me, I think the palace has done themselves a disservice with all the recent insider statements and the launch of the investigation.* It’s now getting news coverage and has only made me more interested in tuning in to the H&M interview whereas previously it didn’t seem interesting enough to appeal to me.
*The palace employees deserve a safe and dignified workplace just as much as anyone, so if bullying or harassment is taking place it absolutely needs to be investigated and addressed. An investigation should have been started when the claims were first made, not covered up until now. If Meghan’s guilty of creating a hostile work environment, she’s guilty, and shame on her, regardless of when the investigation is done. To wait until now, however, makes it look like the palace’s motivations are more an attempt to smear her credibility than to maintain a healthy workplace.
I agree, but mostly wanted to quote you to point out how much I enjoyed you bringing the word "frippery" into the conversation!
They are sure aiming to get mileage out of this. Wait, it’s not being picked up in China?
Me? I don't watch television myself. I was just wondering since so many in this thread seem to know so much about these people that they would almost have to watch this just to stay informed. That's why I think it will be a big ratings grabber. Many people will hate watch it along with the people who hope to enjoy watching it.
