Meghan Merkel

[saintpeter48]

I can't seem to find anything about 'the interview' on here, what does everyone think, whose side are you on, is it damaging for the Royal Family, is there no going back now for Harry?

[dannyk13]

Apg // that it was meant in either affection or jest and not the least bit racist.''
If it was.

[Jackdaw33]

You are right up to a point; children of the monarch and grandchildren through the male line, together with the eldest son of the eldest son of the Prince of Wales, are automatically HRH. The Queen can vary that, as she did for Prince Philip in 1957 and Princess Charlotte and Prince Louis.

[Peter Pedant]

up to grandchildren of the monarch
and archie - loo-ie and Carlotta AREN'T
and loo-loo and C are ickle princes and princesses

I have to say I thought the californian pair had said NO to a title. My friend Madge who lives darn the road says whenever I will let her, the cleaner, that one anyway SHE says (but I am giving away secrets) that they want a title for the babby, so that they can mark up the babyware to er princely levels.
More profit see

[Barsel]

The rules of who can be called Prince or Princess might be a bit complicated, but if they want privacy, why would they want their son to be called Prince Archie anyway? A few of the royals didn't want these titles for their children, so why did they?

[Peter Pedant]

the removed bit wasnt me maundering was it?
I cant remember

[Barsel]

Thanks PP, you answered my question before I asked it.

[Peter Pedant]

no- oh god
the arbiter of all this is her Maj
and according to Jowett LC who decided all this and then redecided it in 1952

(subject of Wallace being HRH - yes because on abdication the King goes back to what he was before - to wit HRH Prince and she is the wife) and then
( 1952 no - it boils down to the fount of all honours is The Queen and she has a say-so which is final, )

[Jackdaw33]

When Charles becomes king Archie will automatically become a prince anyway, as a grandson of the monarch through the male line.

[Ken4155]

Everyone jumped to the conclusion it was old 'foot-in-the-mouth' Phil who made the remark about the baby's colour. As Emmie says, Harry refutes this. And we'll probably never know just who it was.

[Barsel]

I haven't heard Harry refute this.

[chelle7272]

barsel, it is only lately been on news sites:
https://www.chroniclelive.co.uk/news/uk-news/who-racist-baby-comment-harry-19989796

[Barmaid]

I do think this is a spectacular own goal claiming racism for the reason her son is not a Prince which seems to be the allegation. I have no doubt that she was subject to racism, but I do not think that is a claim that one can fairly lay at racism's door. Why should her child have something that others are not entitled to? Princess Eugenie's son will not be HRH nor a prince. Whereas unless it is changed, Archie will be so entitled in years to come. Although I havent actually heard what she said and so I am prepared to concede that this could be skewed reporting.

It is the airing one's dirty linen in public which most irritates me. There is much to be said for "never explain, never complain".

[Barsel]

Thanks chelle. Piers Morgan has said he thinks it was either Charles or William, but I find that hard to believe. I'm wondering now if anyone actually said it.

[dannyk13]

Barsel, I don't think that Harry would lie about this and he did say it was not the Queen or Philip who said it, so he must have heard it.

[AuntPollyGrey]

More likely to be Princess Anne, a down to earth question meant half-heartedly like wondering what colour the puppies would be to two different coloured dogs. Taken out of context, and more than likely second-hand, by an ill-humoured, narcissistic manipulator.

[Barsel]

Whoever it was, it should not have been said by H&M because now people will keep guessing and probing and no good will come of it, and APG has said, taken out of context.

[Jackdaw33]

After all I have read so far, I have no sympathy with her whatsoever. If anyone, my sympathy goes to Harry, a weak individual who has been totally ensnared by a manipulating woman and can see no escape.

[dannyk13]

Jack // and can see no escape//
Why would harry want to escape? He always looks happy in the photos with Meghan/

[emmie]

Harry has refuted it on the web site i was looking at earlier.