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02-23-2019, 01:08 PM
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It just seemed it was embargoed. I don't think either government were unaware just the press. It is shaping up to be a nice, jammed packed trip. A little delayed due to weather so they should arrive in the next 2 hours.
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02-23-2019, 01:21 PM
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Looking forward to the trip and get pass the baby shower noise. There are news stories of the queen's Morroco trip and apparently it wasn't that good. I hope the Sussexes have a successful trip representing queen and country.
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02-23-2019, 01:23 PM
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I remember a heavily pregnant Princess Máxima escorting Queen Beatrix during an ehausting State Visit in Turkey. The Turkish authorities provided an ambulance with a medical team, constantly driving near the royal entourage, in case the Princess felt unwell. I assume similar arrangements will be made for the Duchess of Sussex.
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Yes, Máxima was about 8 months pregnant at that time and at the border of being allowed to fly.
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02-23-2019, 01:33 PM
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When they visit a foreign country on official business, it’s not just by invitation of the country. It can also be at the request of Foreign Office. Most practical is who pays for the expenses on the trip. Like with the major Oceanic tour The Sussexes undertook late last year, Australia and New Zealand invited them where as Fiji and Tonga were at the request of Foreign Office.
If the FO didn’t let the Moroccan government know ahead of time....
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02-23-2019, 01:33 PM
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Camilla Tominey said it was planned recently but Chris Ship countered her and said this has been long in the works. So who is right? Two Royal reporters saying opposite things.
Either way it is happening.
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02-23-2019, 01:53 PM
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Either way it is happening.
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THIS! Doesn’t matter what’s gone, let’s focus on what’s happening.
There are clear politics behind this trip but let’s just enjoy it!
What’s the weather like in Morocco?
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02-23-2019, 02:01 PM
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Weather?: Awsome,all sunny spring is already here at day around 26 degree only get cooler at night some 10 to 8 degree.
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02-23-2019, 02:09 PM
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Well i don't want to be rude but never heard of any invitation for them to visit especially that some reports was talking about them steeping in after "regional trip" cancelled..hard to tell but from the start it seems to me like surprise visit..nice one though.
King of Spain programme was all over the media weeks before he visits and nobody was talking about "securety concern"... why the securety concern come only for the Duke and Duchess? I have to admit anyway that all thatvtalks about the securety start to bother me 
So let's move on the visit is happening and they are receiving a 5 starts treatement from the MRF: a meeting with the King,another one with the Crown Prince and an event with King's cousin....not to mention a stay in an exclusive private royal residence |
Maybe the Spanish government wasn't as concerned about releasing information. The BRF doesn't always make public plans well in advance. I am suggesting on the British side, they embargoed the information.
Even if it wasn't an official 'invitation', the Foreign office isn't going to plan an 'official tour' of a country without notifying the other country that they are coming. There are security concerns (no matter the country, no one is insinuating anything about your country) on a foreign tour. Security concerns that are the worry of both countries.
This isn't a private visit for a charity. This is a political visit. Something that will have been planned months in advance (possibly before Meghan was even known to be pregnant). The logistics will have been worked out for months on both sides of the trip. This isn't a last minute holiday.
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02-23-2019, 02:30 PM
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Half 8 in Morocco currently, really late arriving. Weather in the UK has been lovely today except for some early bouts of fog so i'm surprised at the delay.
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02-23-2019, 02:35 PM
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Maybe the Spanish government wasn't as concerned about releasing information. The BRF doesn't always make public plans well in advance. I am suggesting on the British side, they embargoed the information.
Even if it wasn't an official 'invitation', the Foreign office isn't going to plan an 'official tour' of a country without notifying the other country that they are coming. There are security concerns (no matter the country, no one is insinuating anything about your country) on a foreign tour. Security concerns that are the worry of both countries.
This isn't a private visit for a charity. This is a political visit. Something that will have been planned months in advance (possibly before Meghan was even known to be pregnant). The logistics will have been worked out for months on both sides of the trip. This isn't a last minute holiday.
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When the British Ambassador to Morocco is invoked, and he’s VERY involved if you look on his twitter(  ), there is very little they wouldn’t have notified the Moroccan government ahead of time I’d imagine. That would make his job pretty difficult going forward, wouldn’t it?
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02-23-2019, 02:38 PM
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Maybe the Spanish government wasn't as concerned about releasing information. The BRF doesn't always make public plans well in advance. I am suggesting on the British side, they embargoed the information.
Even if it wasn't an official 'invitation', the Foreign office isn't going to plan an 'official tour' of a country without notifying the other country that they are coming. There are security concerns (no matter the country, no one is insinuating anything about your country) on a foreign tour. Security concerns that are the worry of both countries.
This isn't a private visit for a charity. This is a political visit. Something that will have been planned months in advance (possibly before Meghan was even known to be pregnant). The logistics will have been worked out for months on both sides of the trip. This isn't a last minute holiday.
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i will agree that every royal house have their own method for sush things nothing wrong with the British methods and i understand that checking the securety details is important,just that the visit was a surprise (for me at least) and there was a talk of regional visit cancelled so my guess was Harry and Meghan steep in to do the visit.
anyway as ai said and said alot of members it's happening and that's what matter,happy they are meeting with the King and Moulay Hassan and can't wait to see photos of the meeting with Moulay Hassan
i want to add even without meeting with any Members of RF this visit would be success the programme is divers and intersting.
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02-23-2019, 02:48 PM
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It would be nice if they could also meet Lalla Salma 
It seems that Meghan's and her shared interest in women's empowerment would be a great topic for conversation (although, unfortunately, it seems she has been silenced herself).
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02-23-2019, 03:02 PM
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So excited about this trip, and very glad to see that the couple are not only going to meet members of the MRF but will be staying at a royal residence.
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02-23-2019, 03:02 PM
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What's the reason for this visit in relation to the benefit of the UK?
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02-23-2019, 03:13 PM
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I feel like a parent who is letting their kids spend the night at someone's house. You know you hope your child behaves so you don't get the call?
My regular BRF posters...do me proud! 
This will be an interesting trip, and I am still trying to understand the reasoning for it. Why now? I need to go back and reread the the agenda.
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02-23-2019, 03:14 PM
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02-23-2019, 03:19 PM
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I feel like a parent who is letting their kids spend the night at someone's house. You know you hope your child behaves so you don't get the call?
My regular BRF posters...do me proud!
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LOL, Zonk, (hand on heart) I promise I will do my best to behave. However, so excited. This is like a last hurrah before maternity leave.
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02-23-2019, 03:23 PM
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They flew Royal Air Maroc out of Gatwick I believe.
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02-23-2019, 03:32 PM
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I feel like a parent who is letting their kids spend the night at someone's house. You know you hope your child behaves so you don't get the call?
My regular BRF posters...do me proud!
This will be an interesting trip, and I am still trying to understand the reasoning for it. Why now? I need to go back and reread the the agenda. |
LMAO! I thought you were talking about Meghan and Harry at first! 
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