Prince arry and Meghan 'resign' as senior Royals

[makaveli1875]

Stepping down and striving to be financially independent (except for security costs and their multi million pound mansion and probably everything else they ever need) and live out thier lives like us peasants

[Cataplana]

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Stepping down and striving to be financially independent (except for security costs and their multi million pound mansion and probably everything else they ever need) and live out thier lives like us peasants

I think if they want to resign, they should go the whole hog and renounce their titles too.

[G B Young]

Seems a delusional move in many ways - not least if they think it will defuse media interest in them.

[Cataplana]

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Seems a delusional move in many ways - not least if they think it will defuse media interest in them.

To be fair, they couldn't get much further away than British Columbia. I think our press would soon get fed up of reporting on them opening the Squamish Loggers Sports, or the Nanaimo Bath Tub race.

Not much happens in BC, eh?

[Haymaker]

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Seems a delusional move in many ways - not least if they think it will defuse media interest in them.

See, their comments on their website about who they'll talk to in the future will, in my mind, mean that the tabloid/gutter press will hound them relentlessly.

[JeMeSouviens]

Apparently this is a big deal.

[The Modfather]

Who?

[Dalianwanda]

Aiming to become self sufficient...Bless them, until then they will continue to receive the support they need to keep the lifestyle they are accustomed to

[lapsedhibee]

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I think if they want to resign, they should go the whole hog and renounce their titles too.

HRH should throw the R away and go back to being plain HH.

[Cataplana]

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HRH should throw the R away and go back to being plain HH.

Wouldn't it be wonderful if he chose to reveal his plans and thoughts to Emily Maitliss. I don't think he's got much more between his ears than his uncle.

[ronaldo7]

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HRH should throw the R away and go back to being plain HH.

He wants to go back and live with his dad.

[Peevemor]

They want to go to Pizza Express in Woking like normal people.

[Billy Whizz]

I’d like to spend my time doing Charity work, but I can’t afford it
How can Harry live on no income, although his wife has money

[Colr]

No surprise. The press tormented his mum and had a hand her death. They’ve been a right shower of ****s about his wife with distinct undercurrents of racism.

Don’t blame him at all.

Let’s get rid of the rest of them now......and Piers Bloody Morgan, Nicolas Witchall and Penny Junor

[Alex Trager]

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No surprise. The press tormented his mum and had a hand her death. They’ve been a right shower of ****s about his wife with distinct undercurrents of racism.

Don’t blame him at all.

Let’s get rid of the rest of them now......and Piers Bloody Morgan, Nicolas Witchall and Penny Junor

The same right wing press that have hounded them and called them out for everything are now shocked and appalled -and hounding them- over this.

It’s hilarious.

‘Meghan is going to ruin the royal family’
Well more Meghans are needed.

Although I reckon had she not been subject to the same racist tirade as the likes of Raheem Sterling has then this would bot be happening.

I don’t agree with the monarchy one bit, but I’d like to know the things that these two have done that have made the right wing so angry.

If anyone has any examples I’d love to hear them.

Katie Hopkins and Piers Morgans twitter’s have been a great read today.

Trumpets

[Pretty Boy]

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No surprise. The press tormented his mum and had a hand her death. They’ve been a right shower of ****s about his wife with distinct undercurrents of racism.

Don’t blame him at all.

Let’s get rid of the rest of them now......and Piers Bloody Morgan, Nicolas Witchall and Penny Junor

That's where I am with it from my limited knowledge of the actual practicalities of the situation.

I've no idea if him and his family being 'financially independent' is viable but I have a respect for his decision. In the months and years before his mother died she was hounded and bullied by the press and a hell of a lot of the public lapped the 'scandal' up. When she died the hypocrites changed their tune. He's seen the way his wife has been treated, appallingly, and seen the nasty undercurrent you have mentioned and seems to have said '**** this'.

He's spoken openly about his struggles with his mental health and dealing with the death of his mother. The perverse system that is the monarchy has seen him increasingly isolated from his own brother as he is prepared for the role he was born into. Harry has got the option of leaving and he seems to be taking it.

Some of the pish being spouted online about how 'she has got her claws into him', 'she's a manipulative one' and 'that one will break his heart given half a chance' just confirms to me he is making a smart decision.

[weecounty hibby]

Grown man tells everyone he wants to make his own way in life and stop taking handouts from his mum for day to day living, foreign holidays, vehicles etc etc. Big deal! Hopefully a saving for the taxpayers. 80m spent last year on the civil list, great to see Harry help out now that 3m has been spent from taxpayers money to fix his house up. Although I'm a nationalist I'm by no means a republican but by **** why do we keep so many of this lot. Queen, and next three in line should be on the civil list the rest should be making their own living

[lord bunberry]

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I’d like to spend my time doing Charity work, but I can’t afford it
How can Harry live on no income, although his wife has money

It’s like John McGlynn when hearts weren’t paying him.

[Mibbes Aye]

The one thing that struck me, watching TV and reading news coverage of all this, is that those who claim to be ‘Royal reporters’ or commentators or opinionists seem to be utterly hideous.

I don’t mean physically (though there is very much a bit of a shared look). It is more the utter, utter resentment they seem to have for him or more especially her. It reminds me of Jenny Bond in the Diana years who seemed to think she was the actual royalty.

I don’t know and don’t particularly care for how this ends up but victimisation is what it is, even if it is someone born into a ‘royal family’ or someone who married into one.

[Smartie]

I’m not a massive fan of the Royals but I quite like her maj and have long felt that William and Harry are decent sorts, and that with them around the whole hideously outdated institution might have some sort of a future.

I don’t blame him, in fact I applaud him for taking a long, hard look at the whole s***show and thinking f that.

The whole “I don’t click on links to that rag” thing that goes on I find your be nonsensical in the main, but I will 100% accept that folk close to the Hillsborough tragedy may be against the Sun, or that a grown man who as a child saw his mother hounded then ultimately killed by a rabid press would seek to protect his wife and family when it became clear the same thing was starting to happen to them.

[NORTHERNHIBBY]

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I think if they want to resign, they should go the whole hog and renounce their titles too.

And hand back the cost of their wedding do

[heretoday]

They're spoilt brats who should realise how lucky they are and shut up.
Be like the Queen - never complain, never explain and keep your trousers on!

[Slavers]

I think Meghan has seen first hand how depraved the Royal Family are but she loves Harry and wants to take him away from it all and remove her family from danger, the comments from Harry seem to back this up IMO.

[overdrive]

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Grown man tells everyone he wants to make his own way in life and stop taking handouts from his mum for day to day living, foreign holidays, vehicles etc etc. Big deal!

You realise his mum is dead, right?

[Alex Trager]

Spot the difference

[weecounty hibby]

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You realise his mum is dead, right?

Is she? can't believe I missed that, would have thought that would be big news!! Yeah, in my rage I meant to type gran.

[neil7908]

I can't decide about this one. I'm very anti monarchy and Harry has always seemed the most likeable of the bunch.

But I think the proof will be in the pudding. If they are serious they will step away completely from anything formal to do with the monarchy and ensure they don't take a single penny of their money.

If they want to keep their wealth but not get involved in any of the duties they can bolt. It would also be have been nice if they'd done this before we spent £2.4m of our taxes on their new cottage.

[HappyAsHellas]

I wish I could step down from doing bugger all and still get paid. Hope the whole family bugger off over there with them.

[Scouse Hibee]

Losing their titles and no longer be paid, also paying back money for refurbishment of house.

[CloudSquall]

If they could go ahead and repay the wedding too that will be grand.