Kellydofc
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I agree, What DID he think he was going to do for the rest of his life, if he only did the Netflix deals when Charles cut off funding? THey said they wanted to leave to have a professional income. Did they not intend then to do some kind of work to earn that income? Or did they think that Dad and the British Tax payer would fund them forever, paying his security and paying him and Meghan an income for life??
or is all this a farrago of lies and misinformation?
Meghan should know that Arch would not be a Prince or HRH until Charles became king and that security has nothing to do with his race or with his having a title.. as a child he would share in their security as long as they were wroking royals.. but when he grew up, or went to school its possible that she and H would have to pay for the security.. but it has nothing to do iwht his racial origin or his having a title or not. Did she really not understand that?? Or does she understand perfectly well but is saying this to make the RF look bad and relying on the fact that the American public wont know the finer points?
I think Harry sincerely thought Charles and then William would pay for his family forever. I don't think it sunk in for him when he walked away that was it. I don't know what Andrew's financial situation is but I suspect that's where Harry's mind went. Because that's the second son he has reference to but of course Harry wouldn't have all the scandal so he'd be better off than Andrew. I just don't think he thought he family were serious about the slimmed down monarchy and that if he said he wanted to be financially independent he would actually have to be that.
As for Meghan I think she understands everything perfectly well with a couple of exceptions. 1. I think she thought she could make herself as important as Kate. 2. I think she thought she could pressure the monarchy into changing into giving her that equal position. When she's found out she couldn't she got out of the whole thing.
Instead she's chosen to make herself popular in America, there's a reason most of the interview was with her. There's a reason for the word salad. There's a reason for her tying Archie's race to his security and lack of a title and it's because those issues are such hot topics right now in the US. She knows she's lost in the UK. She's not popular there, and even Harry's popularity has taken a huge hit the last few years and I think this interview is going to make them even less so.
I think she's always wanted celebrity and now they have the added pressure of needing to be popular because they have to make their image sell. So she picked topics that were hot button issues in the US, race and mental health and lean into them. She also leaned into the US's general anti-monarchy feelings, calling the family "the Institution". I also think this is why the subtle allusions to Diana were brought in. Diana is still wildly popular in the US. I think the whole interview was a US marketing ploy for Meghan and she played it pretty darn well.