The Duke & Duchess of Sussex and Family, News and Events 3: March - April 2021


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There's been a great deal of talk in the last year, as a result of the Black Lives Matter protests, about racial inequality in various areas of society, and many genuine concerns have been raised. But no-one ever suggested that there was any connection between racism and Archie's style and title. That's because there isn't. And, in claiming that there is, Meghan does nothing to help people who have been the victims of genuine racism.


Until Meghan made that claim, had it ever occurred to anyone here that Archie wasn't a prince or HRH because of his ethnicity? Or had anyone ever heard anyone else make that suggestion?


The rules on the use of royal titles and styles in the UK, despite discriminating on the basis of gender, never discriminated on the basis of race. Even if the rules were changed in the next reign to restrict the HRH to children of the heir, I doubt anyone would have associated that to race or a casuistic move to target Meghan's children specifically.
 
Have never watched oprah

I just wonder what the Americans think of Oprah Winfrey. I don't know her to be honest, i heard from her but never saw her on television. Why did Harry and Meghan choose her, Because she is a friend? or the most famous one of all?
I found this a very bad interview ( from Oprah perspective) Not one critical question..not one.
On the long run this can not be good for Harry and Meghan. Is she perceived as a good interviewer or is she more of a showmaster who gave Harry and Meghan the chance to say whatever they wanted?
What does this do to her reputation or is she so big that she is above "the law"
This is bad journalism or am I wrong??:confused:

Dear Leene: I’ve never seen the Oprah show and I don’t know anyone who watches her. Her show was on in the daytime and most people are at work and/or too busy for daytime TV. I only knew about this interview because of The Royal Forums.
I can’t speak to her abilities. But, in this interview, she doesn’t seem to be that strong of an interviewer.
 
The rules on the use of royal titles and styles in the UK, despite discriminating on the basis of gender, never discriminated on the basis of race. Even if the rules were changed in the next reign to restrict the HRH to children of the heir, I doubt anyone would have associated that to race or a casuistic move to target Meghan's children specifically.

It’s interesting that Meghan and Harry are so very offended by the imagined racism of the BRF, but have never mentioned the factual, institutionalized gender discrimination baked into the DNA of royal titles and the British peerage, and indeed seem quite happy to be beneficiaries of it.
 
Right, they haven't killed anyone but they've damaged trust (and on a global level), which is about the next worst thing you can do. "Love you but don't/can't trust you" is very hard.

A good friend once said to me, when speaking about a mutual acquaintance, "I only tell her what I want the world to know." If/when a reconciliation takes place between H&M and the rest of the BRF, I imagine this will be the approach. Sad, but necessary IMO.
 
It’s interesting that Meghan and Harry are so very offended by the imagined racism of the BRF, but have never mentioned the factual, institutionalized gender discrimination baked into the DNA of royal titles and the British peerage, and indeed seem quite happy to be beneficiaries of it.

What I find odd is their apparent horror at teh racism that they say they found in the RF - and yet they moved back to the US where only a short time after they arrived there, a man was killed by a police officer....
 
I wouldn't be surprised if right now, repairing the relationship with Harry isn't the RF deepest desire, no matter what journalists see. He might not be blackballed forever but he put forth a good effort into bringing them down and condescending on them from his self-made throne of Holy Conversion.



It might be - just might be - that with Prince Philip still in hospital, the pandemic far from dealt with and so on, soothing Harry's feelings isn't their first priority. They might actually not be eager to give him more ammunition to use against them the moment he stopped his last mud-flinging.



Imagine this.
 
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But according to a Forbes report published in February this year, Harry didn't get any inheritance from his great-grandmother.

The QM set up trust funds for each of her great-grandchildren, with the possible exception of William, before she died. The only ones who wouldn't have been included would have been those not yet born, Louise and James.
 
I think the Queen, Charles, and William are truly interested in mending the rift because they love Harry, Archie and Meghan. Family is family. Harry and Meghan haven't killed anyone and according to the yougov poll, the family's popularity as a whole is strong. Regardless, it will be hard for anyone in the family to truly trust Harry and Meghan.

I think the history might repeat itself when the Duke of Windsor was invited to attend HM wedding without Wallis and he refused. The same might happen here, Harry might be welcomed with Archie, but not Meghan, then Harry will have to choose, and he will choose Meghan.
 
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I wouldn't be surprised if right now, repairing the relationship with Harry isn't the RF deepest desire, no matter what journalists see. He might not be blackballed forever but he put forth a good effort into bringing them down and condescending on them from his self-made throne of Holy Conversion.



It might be - just might be - that with Prince Philip still in hospital, the pandemic far from dealt with and so on, soothing Harry's feelings isn't their first priority. They might actually not be eager to give him more ammunition to use against them the moment he stopped his last mud-flinging.



Imagine this.

I really don't think we can come to close to knowing what is actually going on in the family behind the scenes these days. The official statement pointed to that they're going to handle it privately which told the world, "None of your business here. It's family". That effectively stopped back and forth silly reindeer games in the court of public opinion.

Family is always and forever family but there are times when its OK to actually have the attitude that "We love you very, very much but we really don't like you much right now at all and space is a good idea". In other words they may love Harry, Meghan and Archie dearly but totally condemn their words and actions they've presented.
 
I really don't think we can come to close to knowing what is actually going on in the family behind the scenes these days. The official statement pointed to that they're going to handle it privately which told the world, "None of your business here. It's family". That effectively stopped back and forth silly reindeer games in the court of public opinion.

Family is always and forever family but there are times when its OK to actually have the attitude that "We love you very, very much but we really don't like you much right now at all and space is a good idea". In other words they may love Harry, Meghan and Archie dearly but totally condemn their words and actions they've presented.

Tehy may love Harry but I doubt if Meghan is loved by the RF now. She'll be tolerated for his sake and even with him, I think they are definitely pretty fed up with him... and its not likely that he'll be treated as best friend for some time.
 
I think the Queen, Charles, and William are truly interested in mending the rift because they love Harry, Archie and Meghan. Family is family..

I have no doubt they love Harry and Archie.

I find it completely unlikely that any of the family "love" Meghan. They never had enough time to really get to know her. And what they've known of her the past 2 years probably hasn't inspired any feelings of love. I would guess they might have liked her at some point, but not so much now I'd imagine.

This is what I think, not necessarily fact.
 
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I think they love Harry as Son, brother, grandson ETC but don’t like him as a person and are disappointed in how he turned out. What could they have done better? Did we indulge him too much? And so on must be going through their minds.
 
I won't wade into speculation on who feels what affections for Meghan.

I will say that it must be incredibly difficult to maintain any semblance of a relationship with a family member with whom I cannot imagine any member of this family would communicate in written form. Posts here indicate I was not alone in thinking that her reference to the many letters she wrote to members of the family were a veiled threat coming from someone about whom it is known that she keeps meticulous, handwritten copies of her personal correspondence. Within 48 hours that was all but confirmed by her seemingly releasing an email to a journalist and then authorizing a friend to say in an interview that she has kept correspondence to back up her version of events.
 
By reading their statement, re: bullying allegations, I was left with the impression that the BP is having them investigated for the sake of learning if there has been a climate of bullying and what enabled it, not to "punish" Meghan. She isn't going to be sued or something if the allegations are found true. It's abput figuring out a mechanism to protect people from a RF member gone rogue in the future.



So, does anyone know if it enables Meghan to demand access to the evidence? This isn't a case against her, a litigation or something.
 
I think they love Harry as Son, brother, grandson ETC but don’t like him as a person and are disappointed in how he turned out. What could they have done better? Did we indulge him too much? And so on must be going through their minds.
I agree with you. Of course they love him as a family member, but they are most probably disappointed by his actions. We all have that family member that gives trouble from time to time (not sure about all families in the world of course, but there's no perfect family).
 
By reading their statement, re: bullying allegations, I was left with the impression that the BP is having them investigated for the sake of learning if there has been a climate of bullying and what enabled it, not to "punish" Meghan. She isn't going to be sued or something if the allegations are found true. It's abput figuring out a mechanism to protect people from a RF member gone rogue in the future.



So, does anyone know if it enables Meghan to demand access to the evidence? This isn't a case against her, a litigation or something.

I believe Meghan's tenure as a working member of the "Firm" ended on March 31, 2020. It would be the date that for most people leaving an employment would have had gathered up their things and escorted by security out the front door. All rights a privileges that she may have had as a member of the Firm came to an end. She is someone that was once a member of the "Firm" with a high profile and rank.

I don't believe the investigation will be centered on Meghan, personally, but rather on incidents and events that did happen and how they were handled and what to do about those kind of situations should they ever occur again. I don't believe Meghan actually has any right to know anything about the investigation at all. She may think she does though as her actions with what she's said about emails and having a friend make comments tells me that she does perceive all this as a personal slight or threat.
 
I believe Meghan's tenure as a working member of the "Firm" ended on March 31, 2020. It would be the date that for most people leaving an employment would have had gathered up their things and escorted by security out the front door. All rights a privileges that she may have had as a member of the Firm came to an end. She is someone that was once a member of the "Firm" with a high profile and rank.

I don't believe the investigation will be centered on Meghan, personally, but rather on incidents and events that did happen and how they were handled and what to do about those kind of situations should they ever occur again. I don't believe Meghan actually has any right to know anything about the investigation at all. She may think she does though as her actions with what she's said about emails and having a friend make comments tells me that she does perceive all this as a personal slight or threat.
I suppose it's hard to discern the "centered on Meghan" from the "incidents and events related to Meghan" parts. In this respect, I can see why she would perceive it as a personal slight, even without her having made everything into a personal slight or threat against her and doing her best to document it, even leaving a paper trail from January 2020 to "prove" an event from 2018. I think it's logical that she has no right to know anything about the investigation but is it how she's going to play it? I don't think so. It's going to be a loss of face for her, as well as the BP, if the allegations are proven true. Indeed, it won't be as devastating as the Waringo report, not least of all because Meghan is no longer a working royal, but it can deal a serious blow on her "be kind" brand. They can't afford to lose the public opinion on this.


I think we're in for a long battle of words and interviews... even if only one-sided. And I'd like to say once again that while I struggle to figure out what the BP could have done if the allegations are true, it doesn't mean that something shouldn't have been done to protect the employees. The BP won't come out of this with a stellar look, that's for sure. But I think Harry and Meghan have more to lose and this will be reflected in their actions.


I hope she doesn't get handed the emails because people who didn't marry in the RF might do worse with public bashing than a woman left with just a couple of ten millions to fare. These are people who actually have to work and a character assassination might be a major obstacle in their lives.
 
The people who reported being bullied deserve their stories being treated with respect. If their experiences are handed over to a third party they didn't intend to report it to, this will be violating their trust.

That's why it's a good thing this is being looked into by an independent party, to work out what happened and if and/or what measures need to be taken in the royal household to make it a safe place to work for everybody.

I hope that the 'demand' for this information to handed to Meghan's team is just an exaggaration by the media, and not stated as such by her team, because in actual fact *this* is exactly why people would hesitate to report their experiences..
 
The people who reported being bullied deserve their stories being treated with respect. If their experiences are handed over to a third party they didn't intend to report it to, this will be violating their trust.

That's why it's a good thing this is being looked into by an independent party, to work out what happened and if and/or what measures need to be taken in the royal household to make it a safe place to work for everybody.

I hope that the 'demand' for this information to handed to Meghan's team is just an exaggaration by the media, and not stated as such by her team, because in actual fact *this* is exactly why people would hesitate to report their experiences..

I agree. I can't see how Meghan being handed the emails or testimony so she can go on Oprah again or have Janina back on GMB and claim they're all made up lies and "prove" it using other emails or stories about the staff is actually going to sort out the problem the enquiry is about, which is how to protect staff from a bulling member of the BRF. That's kind of abusing her power right there.

To me not letting the enquiry go on without trying to disrupt it would make it much more likely (to me) that she is capable of the behaviour of which has been described.

And another way of showing that they have "their truth" but don't think anyone else is entitled to their own either.
 
The very fact that Janina Gavankar announced one of the people reporting bullying has been fired for gross misconduct points at the gross imbalance in Meghan's favour.


So, employees are gagged with NDAs while HRH The Duchess of Sussex can badmouth them to every friend she feels like complaining to, who, in turn, feels free to announce it in the media?


I won't be surprised if Meghan's team *did* demand this information. She *is* this entitled.
 
The people who reported being bullied deserve their stories being treated with respect. If their experiences are handed over to a third party they didn't intend to report it to, this will be violating their trust.

That's why it's a good thing this is being looked into by an independent party, to work out what happened and if and/or what measures need to be taken in the royal household to make it a safe place to work for everybody.

I hope that the 'demand' for this information to handed to Meghan's team is just an exaggaration by the media, and not stated as such by her team, because in actual fact *this* is exactly why people would hesitate to report their experiences..

This. In fact, I just logged in here again as the same thought popped through my mind.

In order to really get to the core of the issues, people that were involved deserve complete assurance that whatever they relate to the independent investigators remain confidential. It's a security blanket that protects them knowing that what they relate will not be revealed other than a conclusion drawn up at the end of the investigation to what they found and suggestions on how to handle things going forward.

I do really hope we never hear one story that someone had related about their experiences during this investigation. I know I wouldn't be overly eager to relate my story if I had a glimmer of a thought it'd be front page in the tabloids the next day.
 
The very fact that Janina Gavankar announced one of the people reporting bullying has been fired for gross misconduct points at the gross imbalance in Meghan's favour.


So, employees are gagged with NDAs while HRH The Duchess of Sussex can badmouth them to every friend she feels like complaining to, who, in turn, feels free to announce it in the media?


I won't be surprised if Meghan's team *did* demand this information. She *is* this entitled.

I don't see any grounds where Meghan's legal team has the right to demand the information. If it was a lawsuit where Meghan was named as the defendent, yes, because she would have the right to tell her side of the story. For a independent investigation into the internal workings of a corporation/"Firm" that Meghan is no longer part of, Meghan may have been a *cause* of an incident but no one is looking to prosecute Meghan for any wrongdoings, personally, at this time.
 
I will say that it must be incredibly difficult to maintain any semblance of a relationship with a family member with whom I cannot imagine any member of this family would communicate in written form. Posts here indicate I was not alone in thinking that her reference to the many letters she wrote to members of the family were a veiled threat coming from someone about whom it is known that she keeps meticulous, handwritten copies of her personal correspondence. Within 48 hours that was all but confirmed by her seemingly releasing an email to a journalist and then authorizing a friend to say in an interview that she has kept correspondence to back up her version of events.


But what did that email prove anyway?
It's still "Meghan's truth."

Perhaps all the correspondence is the same.
 
But what did that email prove anyway?
It's still "Meghan's truth."

Perhaps all the correspondence is the same.
I saw a headline "Leaked email confirms Meghan's claims" - and no, it didn't. But in the court of public opinion, especially in US where Harry and Meghan aim to spread their branch, it's going to be seen more favourably and the veracity of it less questioned.
 
It would be interesting to see how, if at all, any communication from Meghan changed over time once it became clear H&M were going to leave the RF behind.
 
The very fact that Janina Gavankar announced one of the people reporting bullying has been fired for gross misconduct points at the gross imbalance in Meghan's favour.


So, employees are gagged with NDAs while HRH The Duchess of Sussex can badmouth them to every friend she feels like complaining to, who, in turn, feels free to announce it in the media?


I won't be surprised if Meghan's team *did* demand this information. She *is* this entitled.

I remember it being reported in the Press shortly after Archie’s birth that a temporary nanny had been fired at Frogmore Cottage and that this firing had occurred in the middle of the night due to ‘gross misconduct’. Can anybody else remember that report? I believe that nanny had been hired from a well respected nursing agency. This may be it. I’ll try and find a report from that time.
 
I remember it being reported in the Press shortly after Archie’s birth that a temporary nanny had been fired at Frogmore Cottage and that this firing had occurred in the middle of the night due to ‘gross misconduct’. Can anybody else remember that report? I believe that nanny had been hired from a well respected nursing agency. This may be it. I’ll try and find a report from that time.

That would be this story, which was apparently reported in 'Finding Freedom':

https://www.marieclaire.com/celebrity/a33612730/prince-harry-meghan-markle-fired-archies-nanny/
 
Michelle Obama did an interview (or chat) with Access Hollywood's Mario Lopez and was asked about Harry & Meghan, particularly on the aftermath of the Oprah's interview. In her response, she pray there is forgiveness and resolution within the family relationship and mentioned on the importance of family

Mario noted Michelle’s connection to Meghan Markle and asked her thoughts on the fallout of Meghan and Prince Harry’s bombshell interview with Oprah Winfrey, in which the couple made troubling claims about their time as senior royals. Michelle, who Meghan interviewed for British Vogue in 2019, sent well wishes for the Duke and Duchess of Sussex to find closure that works best for them and their future as they continue navigating their rift with the monarchy.

“My hope is that, when I think about what they’re going through, I think about the importance of family and I just pray that there is forgiveness and there is clarity and love and resolve at some point in time,” Michelle said of Meghan and Harry. “Because there’s nothing more important than family.”

Michelle Obama Reacts To Meghan Markle & Prince Harry’s Oprah Interview: ‘I Just Pray That There Is Forgiveness’
https://www.accessonline.com/articl...terview-i-just-pray-that-there-is-forgiveness
 
No, I read of it before that. This is the earliest reference I could find now, independent of the FF book. It’s from Sept 2019 and full of sarky comments but refers to the first nurse being sacked for being ‘unprofessional’, so that would have been several months before September 2019. I also remember discussing rumours about the supposed incident on several forums long before the book came out, when Archie was a tiny baby.

https://www.thesun.ie/fabulous/4522...s-isnt-mary-poppins-royal-commentator-claims/
 
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