UK United Kingdom Royal Family / Royal Families Drama General Thread - formerly "Prince Harry and Meghan to step back as senior royals"

The Duke and Duchess of Sussex have announced they will step back as "senior" royals and work to become financially independent.

In a statement, Prince Harry and Meghan also said they plan to split their time between the UK and North America.

The BBC understands no other royal - including the Queen or Prince William - was consulted before the statement and Buckingham Palace is "disappointed".

Senior royals are understood to be "hurt" by the announcement.

In their unexpected statement on Wednesday, also posted on their Instagram page, the couple said they made the decision "after many months of reflection and internal discussions".

"We intend to step back as 'senior' members of the Royal Family and work to become financially independent, while continuing to fully support Her Majesty The Queen."

They said they plan to balance their time between the UK and North America while "continuing to honour our duty to the Queen, the Commonwealth, and our patronages".

"This geographic balance will enable us to raise our son with an appreciation for the royal tradition into which he was born, while also providing our family with the space to focus on the next chapter, including the launch of our new charitable entity."

A Buckingham Palace spokeswoman said discussions with the duke and duchess on their decision to step back were "at an early stage", adding: "We understand their desire to take a different approach, but these are complicated issues that will take time to work through."

The couple's announcement on Wednesday comes two months after the Duke of York withdrew from public life after a BBC interview about his ties to sex offender Jeffrey Epstein, who killed himself in August.

Harry and Meghan to step back as senior royals

No other royals were consulted before the couple's announcement, the BBC understands.

www.bbc.co.uk

 

[Soft Boiled Egg]

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lmao "denied he boasted"apparently he learned actions have consequences.

Prince Harry denies he 'boasted' about killing 25 Taliban fighters

Harry, 38, appeared on The Late Show with Stephen Colbert last night, having pre-taped his interview in New York City on Monday evening.

www.dailymail.co.uk

this might be retarded, but I sincerely wonder if this is going to end up with another terrorist attack in the UK. when the Taliban responded they didn't just blame r Hazza here - they blamed his country, the politicians in it, and the soldiers who fought alongside him. there have been plenty of terrorist attacks because of that shit before - politicians stabbed because of their support of putting troops in the Middle East, policemen and vets targetted, the like. I really, really would not be surprised if this leads to something, all because this ginger dickhead was desperate for clout from fat Yanks with white guilt so desperate to have a 'cause' that they've settled for a retarded prince and his washed-up wife.

 

[Friendly Primarina]

this might be retarded, but I sincerely wonder if this is going to end up with another terrorist attack in the UK. when the Taliban responded they didn't just blame r Hazza here - they blamed his country, the politicians in it, and the soldiers who fought alongside him. there have been plenty of terrorist attacks because of that shit before - politicians stabbed because of their support of putting troops in the Middle East, policemen and vets targetted, the like. I really, really would not be surprised if this leads to something, all because this ginger dickhead was desperate for clout from fat Yanks with white guilt so desperate to have a 'cause' that they've settled for a retarded prince and his washed-up wife.

At this point, terror attacks would only improve the country.

 

[Tasty Tatty]

Just to think he went to Eaton one of the most renowned schools in the whole of the UK or perhaps even Europe; and the guy has writing skills of a college drop out.

He didn't write it. And I'm sure it's not even him talking with the ghostwriter. It's all Meghan based on the things Harry told her.

 

[Manwithn0n0men]

He didn't write it. And I'm sure it's not even him talking with the ghostwriter. It's all Meghan based on the things Harry told her.

And there was a scandal where a teacher got evidence she was ordered to pass Harry on a A level course

 

[Edict of Expulsion]

Even better in audiobook form.
https://twitter.com/domwakeford/status/1613099763020488704?cxt=HHwWgIDToYPs8OIsAAAA
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Was about to post this! Some twit phrased it as "I hope this is just a very convincing voice actor"

In his own voice. Cucked, broken, brainwashed. Does he deserve any better though

 

[Gunter Hatherer]

Really in his own voice, not just a reader with the right accent?

That makes it even better.

 

[Manwithn0n0men]

WHAT
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FUCK

 

[The Periodic Gamer]

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WHAT
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K. Downloading that book. Please, please let this be real. It's probably not. But considering what else is in that book, it might be, and with pretty decent odds too.

Murphy, I pray to you; Let your wrath fall upon the royal family like a hurricane, let this be real.

 

[teriyakiburns]

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WHAT
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This almost feels designed to humiliate the man. Is Meghan into some sort of dommy mommy kink? It'd explain why she keeps dressing up like Diana.

God dammit

 

[Manwithn0n0men]

Ok that account was a Parody account

Poe's law is a bitch

 

[The Periodic Gamer]

That doesn't mean the book isn't full of lulz.

Imagine being born into one of the oldest, richest, and most respected families in the world, and for at least an entire year, you have your bodyguard smuggle you back home like your an illegal trying to hop the border fence.

 

[RACISM]

Ok that account was a Parody account

Poe's law is a bitch

Many such cases.
I promise to only give real quotes however.
Here's our galaxy brained author misunderstanding why the royal family is more important than the Spice Girls.

Pa announced that he’d be taking me with him on a planned work trip. To South Africa.
South Africa, Pa? Really?
Yes, darling boy. Johannesburg.
He had a meeting with Nelson Mandela…and the Spice Girls?
I was thrilled. And baffled. The Spice Girls, Pa? He explained that the Spice Girls were giving a concert in Johannesburg, so they were calling on President Mandela to pay their respects. Great, I thought, that explains why the Spice Girls are going to be there…what about us? I didn’t get it.

I think this is quite telling. He's such an idiot, he doesn't really understand what the royal family means, the hundreds of years behind it, the respect afforded to it. It goes some way to explaining why he's behaving so stupidly. He really is that stupid.

 

[mold]

I have to believe this is just a shitty joke. This stupid cunt went to Eton, one of the most esteemed private schools in the world.

the windsors go to eton

they don't apply, they just go

 

[Morethanabitfoolish]

The fact that Harry's so-called truth telling book literally had to include a section about how he is so fucked in the head that his recollections are wrong is great. He clearly planned that as a genius effort for how to explain claims in the book like him getting an X-box from his dead mother 4 years before they were available, being at Eton when he heard about the Queen Mother's death despite being in fucking Switzerland and so on. This is Meghan through and through, it's the "we were already married before the public ceremony" that the damn Archbishop had to call bullshit on.

But unlike that Harry's own admission that his memory is useless now means he has given his family full access to the "recollections may vary" statement from now till the end of time. The ginger fuckwit has himself claimed his memory is unreliable. It's not an accusation, he said that is correct.

 

[RACISM]

Beside me was Baby Spice, wearing white plastic shoes with chunky twelve-inch platform heels. I fixated on those heels while she fixated on my cheeks. She kept pinching them. So chubby! So cute! Then Posh Spice surged forward and clutched my hand. Farther down the line I spied Ginger Spice, the only Spice with whom I felt any connection—a fellow ginger. Also, she was world-famous for recently wearing a minidress made of the Union Jack. [...] She and the other Spices were cooing at me, saying things I didn’t understand, while bantering with the journalists

Imagine not understanding what the Spice Girls were saying. They weren't discussing quantum physics. Also he only identifies with gingers? Lol, maybe if his family were ginger he wouldn't have fucked them, and himself over with this memoir.

 

[admiral]

Many such cases.
I promise to only give real quotes however.
Here's our galaxy brained author misunderstanding why the royal family is more important than the Spice Girls.



I think this is quite telling. He's such an idiot, he doesn't really understand what the royal family means, the hundreds of years behind it, the respect afforded to it. It goes some way to explaining why he's behaving so stupidly. He really is that stupid.

The one thing that really stands out from the book is how dense this mofo is. He's just got 0 critical thinking or introspection, he's literally too stupid to understand why most people aren't going to empathise with 'my brother pushed me ' or 'I killed 25 people and didn't feel very sad about it'.

Tbf I'd be more surprised if he wasn't borderline retarded. His family is famous for being inbred and his mother wasn't exactly the brain of britain. You'd have to be a fucking retard to get hoodwinked into dressing as a nazi in your twenties. Will seems a bit more switched on, in that he did actually go to a decent uni (same one as Philosophy Tube, what a coincidence lmao) and got a decent grade for his geography degree. He's certainly smart enough to know when to keep his mouth shut, anyway.

 

[LemonCake]

This is Meghan through and through, it's the "we were already married before the public ceremony" that the damn Archbishop had to call bullshit on.

That was covered too

[...] though he’d already done similar days earlier, in our garden, a small ceremony, just the two of us, Guy and Pula the only witnesses. Unofficial, non-binding, except in our souls.

 

[Manwithn0n0men]

The fact that Harry's so-called truth telling book literally had to include a section about how he is so fucked in the head that his recollections are wrong is great. He clearly planned that as a genius effort for how to explain claims in the book like him getting an X-box from his dead mother 4 years before they were available, being at Eton when he heard about the Queen Mother's death despite being in fucking Switzerland and so on. This is Meghan through and through, it's the "we were already married before the public ceremony" that the damn Archbishop had to call bullshit on.

But unlike that Harry's own admission that his memory is useless now means he has given his family full access to the "recollections may vary" statement from now till the end of time. The ginger fuckwit has himself claimed his memory is unreliable. It's not an accusation, he said that is correct.

Also his mom's ghost showed up like 4 or 5 times

 

[Morethanabitfoolish]

That was covered too

Strange how suddenly it's unofficial unlike their prior claims, But at this point their most recent lie contradicting their last lie is par for the course. Please see my oft repeated remart about how this shit is for an American audience (apologies to American Kiwis).

Also his mom's ghost showed up like 4 or 5 times

I have been avoiding the nonsense about her praying for guidance from his mother and Harry seeing a medium as hard as I can. Even the brief bits confirm it is so very dumb.

 

[Manwithn0n0men]

Strange how suddenly it's unofficial unlike their prior claims, But at this point their most recent lie contradicting their last lie is par for the course. Please see my oft repeated remart about how this shit is for an American audience (apologies to American Kiwis).

I have been avoiding the nonsense about her praying for guidance from his mother and Harry seeing a medium as hard as I can. Even the brief bits confirm it is so very dumb.

He said like her ghost did something at Charles and Camilla's wedding....was a fox another time....He prayed to his moms hair during a rough pregnancy moment for megs