Much factual-errors and chaos in this so-called ''Harry and Meghan: Relationship Musings'' thread. Perhaps the mods can change the name to ''All things Harry and Meghan'' thread? (And no, it was not seriously meant)
I have (as most of you know) issues with Harry's interviews etc, but I can be objective, and here is some important facts from me to things that have been discussed here in recent days:
Minor royals:
1. Harry as the son of the heir/King isn't or will never be a low-level or co-called minor royal.
2. Beatrice, Eugenie, the Gloucesters and the Kents are the ones that belong in the so-called minor royals category.
3. Will Harry be upstaged by George and Charlotte in about 20 years time? Yes, he will, and I don't think he'll have any problems with that.
Dianas sons:
1. Most people don't have a soft spot for William and Harry because they are Diana's sons.
2. William has been (unfairly) criticized as never before (even more than Charles) during the last 4 years, and has been called boring, uncharacteristic, lazy, workshy and an insult to the Queen's legacy. He was also unfairly criticized for the Heads Together campaign.
3. Diana wasn't even (according to polls) one of the most admired/popular persons in UK while she was alive, and both William and Harry are in fact more popular than what Diana was. The same goes for Charles before he got married.
Meghan:
Why should she have to give up her career and life though? She should be able to continue to act, if that is what she wants to do.
The expectation that a woman who marries has to give up their life for their royal spouse while a man marrying a royal is able to continue with his previous occupation is plainly sexist and should be unacceptable in this day and age.
She also shouldn't have to give up her nationality and be forced to more to the UK. That should be a decision made between the two of them based on what both of them want to do not on who is family is.
Sure if she wants to give up everything she has personally built for a life of being a low-level royal who has to give way to a large number of people who have done nothing much other than be born to the right parents that is fine but if she wants to continue with the life she has built for herself she should be able to do that as well.
As I said above, Harry is not a low-level royal. And yes, she is going to give up her acting career, but what does she get instead?
1. She's going to be married to the grandson of QEII: the head of state of 16 countries, the figurehead of 2 billion people, the most beloved, popular, iconic and most famous person in the world.
2. She's going to be HRH the Duchess of something.
3. She's going to live a life in luxury.
4. She's going to meet some very interesting people.
5. And she's going to get opportunities that not even A-list actors get.
So she doesn't sacrifice that much, does she?