Britain’s Duke and Duchess of Sussex Meghan Markle and Prince Harry during their visit to the DogPatch labs, Custom House Quay, Dublin in July 2018
It is understood that Queen Elizabeth and the Prince of Wales were not aware of the content of Harry and Meghan’s personal statement before it was issued.
The couple said they will work to become financially independent while continuing to “fully support” the Queen.
But a palace spokeswoman said: “Discussions with The Duke and Duchess of Sussex are at an early stage.
…Harry and William received more than £5m from their father, Prince Charles, last year.
It was not immediately clear how Harry and Meghan would achieve financial independence, although last year it was reported that Harry would be executive producer of a documentary on mental health with Oprah Winfrey, for Apple’s video streaming service….
Will line of succession to the throne change now Prince Harry has quit? (Metro)
Buckingham Palace warns Harry and Meghan about ‘stepping back’ (RTÉ)
The deliberate placing of a Microsoft Windows machine with oh so righteous coder dojo stickers,
Tech woke. Kill me now. Good luck to the couple.
Bet it’s Ultan’s laptop.
Hope its not Paul Krugman’s…..
Hah! Well played
I doubt most people know what those stickers mean.
well I do now
ta Hugie
That’s no way to refer to a newly married couple.
Varadkar: Gosh, There is no chance of a United Kingdom now. #Meghxit (Note to PR dept – will this do?)
Bojo: Best of luck to the couple in their future pursuit of Irish passports.
etc.
I think there’s no chance these lads will be covering security costs etc themselves. all well and good consciously unroyaling but the association is still there.
harry alone could prob walk into some ‘consultant’ role with some big company and get paid millions for making the odd dinner speech or whatever too so i don’t think they’ll have any issues there. i suppose the point is more that his birth, status, wealth etc all put him in a position to be able to do that so it’s a bit disingenuous to act like he’ll actually be independent of all that now
true
if i was harry, i’d be working on an iron man suit right now.
Being at risk from terrorist kidnappings , I assume they will need their protection detail , I wonder if they will be paying for that out of their own pocket ?
If there’s one thing even better than the Irish attacking each other over somethting that happened a century ago it’s watching the Royal Family have one of their regular implosions.
In this case it’s one of the thicker members of an already thick family getting pussy-whipped by a space cadet.
This is going to be a soap opera of epic proportions.
His even thicker mother would be proud of what her dumb son is doing.
Not sure what his dad, James Hewitt, thinks.
I shall require a portmanteau to house all the popcorn needed to watch this sucker shine like a supernova.
Bring.It.On.
i’m loving your new republican outlook charger, most refreshing.
No more Absinthe for you today.
So a lad who’s mother was hounded to her death by tabloid journalists sees his wife become a hate figure for the same tabloids and decides he’s not having it. Can’t really blame him.
Actually his mother, who regularly colluded with paps and newspapers to gain publicity, was killed by a drunk driver.
But it’s so sweet that beneath the black beret and sunglasses there beats the heart of a monarchist.
Will you be showing your suppport from your barstool in The Flying Kneecap today ?
https://twitter.com/peterallenparis/status/1215191598788677632
Heh x 3
As a republican I am delighted with this new crack in the foundation of the British monarchy. As a human I can understand the desire to spare a loved one from glare of the racist, hypocritical British tabloid media.
Did you find a single post where I said Sasamach wouldn’t happen yet? Since you’re confident to have a go at me I presume it’s because you can back up your previous claim.
you mean ‘made to look like’ she was killed by a drunk driver..
This narrative is springing up a lot today. A drunk driver hit her car while she was fleeing from the paps, in fairness. Occasionally using the media to highlight issues important to you should not me all access anything goes terrorising. Actually.
“She will see vistas of boredom that are unbelievable.”
“I think she’ll bolt. I hope in a way that she’ll bolt but maybe she’ll take Harry with her.”
April 2018, forecasting from Germaine Greer
https://www.thecut.com/amp/2018/04/germaine-greer-meghan-markle-will-bolt-from-prince-harry.html
Greer foresaw that quite well.
the best thing about this is the meltdown piers morgan is having over it. he’s been hounding them since they got together. i’d say 80% of his op-ed pieces are ragging on these two. and now that they’re stepping away from the limelight he won’t have any “hot takes” on every innocuos thing they do, he’s flipping the lid over it, the horrible little monster.
He’ll soon find a vegan sandwich to upset him.
” stepping away from the limelight ”
Oh you poor innocent soul …
that’s literally what they’re “trying” to do. They’re sick of the media attention, and if they give up their royal roles they won’t have to go to so many events etc. where they pose with people for pics and do interviews n all.
Its business
The new Posh and Becs
Brand Royal
or Sussex Royal
or House of Windsor
This is about money, and fame
Nothing else.
If it was anything else, like wanting a quieter life and more privacy, they would have found the manners to tell Herself, The Queen, and her Heir, his Dad.
This is correct.
The Bimbo Twins want all the upside of the royal connection, like a nice house paid for by the public purse and full security and millions a year from their dad via the Duchy of Cornwall but without the actual payback of carrying out any royal duties.
This will leave them free to hawk their Sussex trinkets to gullible Ameircans.
It’s wondefully tacky.
have it on good authority they’re bringing out a sextape
Gary Delaney joke:
My neighbours are making a sextape.
…
Of course they don’t know that yet.
“A masterclass in having ones cake and eating it”
– Some guy in the Daily Mail
At the end of the day, who really cares? It only ultimately has significance when they all go. Let’s hope it’s sooner rather than later.
Irish republicans. Thick as mince and bitter as gall. Best advert for a monarchy there is.
Nice name. Appropriate.
Harry was so thick his teacher at Eton had to do his exams.
Meghan does the monarchy ?
A brave move, hope they can pull it off.
Are they giving up their titles too? i.e. the Dukedom or the HRH? I would have thought there was a royal charter rolled up somewhere which indicates the responsibilities associated with the HRH title.
This would be one of the many complications, mentioned in Buckingham Palace’s short response, that need to be worked through. This has all the hallmarks of a hastily scribbled notion, not sense-checked and prematurely released.
They could be H&M, although I think that title may be taken already.
…he could be Harry…formally known as Prince…
I mean if you’re leaving the force, you hand in yer gun n’ yer badge right?