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

 

[Tasty Tatty]

How is this a sentence written on KiwiFarms?

We're not overthinking it, twitter is. We analyse data, WE ARE NOT THE SAME.

This, if William literally beat his wife into a Coma, how on earth could he become King?

Didn't one British King behead two of his wives?

 

[A Sentient Cloud]

We're not overthinking it, twitter is. We analyse data, WE ARE NOT THE SAME.

This conversation isn't over, Tatty.

 

[obsdj]

This, if William literally beat his wife into a Coma, how on earth could he become King?

What, exactly, do you think the rules are?

 

[XYZpdq Jr.]

Didn't one British King beheaded two of his wives?

yeah that's what I was thinking, although it's obviously not a "good look" as the kids used to say, I recall more than once a royal wife met an untimely end like that
maybe you have to be king before you can become Lord of Smackathot

 

[Kosher Dill]

This, if William literally beat his wife into a Coma, how on earth could he become King?

The real question is, how many dog bowls did Kate shatter on her way to the ground? One wasn't enough to take Harry out.

 

[mindlessobserver]

yeah that's what I was thinking, although it's obviously not a "good look" as the kids used to say, I recall more than once a royal wife met an untimely end like that
maybe you have to be king before you can become Lord of Smackathot

Yeah, but don't you know that its the current year? Kings can't do that anymore!

Also, I am in favor of the outcome that is most funny, and Harry becoming Prince Regent of the United Kingdom would be very funny.

 

[SirCliveSinclairdabbing]

This, if William literally beat his wife into a Coma, how on earth could he become King?

Drink 8 pints of Stella first?

 

[The Gene Genie]

Meghan is ugly and I would NOT have sex with her.

 

[obsdj]

Meghan is ugly and I would NOT have sex with her.

Sharp knees amirite?

 

[Übertroon]

Likely not dead. Would then have been more likely they would just say she died in a car crash and end it there.
Either she got pummeled by her hubby, or what I think, she bogged herself and is now trying to undo the damage

 

[BIG BILL HELL'S]

Sharp knees amirite?

Is more the elbow talons that bother me.

 

[teriyakiburns]

if the Kate rumors are true though, Harry GTFO of the UK and the Firm may be the one thing that saves the Monarchy. William could not become King in this scenario and would have to abdicate his position in favor of George. This would mean Harry would become Regent until George comes of age.

And since he would literally be the one senior Royal with absolutely no stink on him because of this hypothetical, he would be uniquely placed to actually get the family through what would otherwise be a Dynasty ending legitimacy crisis.

Harry would not be appointed regent. The Regency acts require that eligible candidates be in the line of succession and also domiciled in the UK, which Harry isn't. He's unlikely to be allowed to return in order to gain that state. If a regency were declared, the first eligible candidate for Regent is Prince Andrew, who is still marginally more popular than Harry, despite being a sweaty nonce.

If it actually comes to it, I expect Parliament would pass another Regency act, to exclude Harry and Andrew and move along the line of succession to Princess Beatrice or Prince Edward. Or wildcard it and appoint Princess Anne, because why not?

 

[mindlessobserver]

Harry would not be appointed regent. The Regency acts require that eligible candidates be in the line of succession and also domiciled in the UK, which Harry isn't. He's unlikely to be allowed to return in order to gain that state. If a regency were declared, the first eligible candidate for Regent is Prince Andrew, who is still marginally more popular than Harry, despite being a sweaty nonce.

Wrong again stalker. The line of succession is generational. The current Prince of Wales is William. Which means if William can't become King, his titles pass to his oldest son. George. Now, the next person in line for the throne after George is Princess Charlotte. But since Charlotte is also a minor, she can't serve as Princess Regent. Which means we have to go up a Generation. Which means Harry, as Harry would become King if William and all three of his children were to die for whatever reason. He is essentially 5th in the line of Succession and higher then Andrew.

 

[Cheesegirl78]

A rumor I've heard is William is being fast-tracked to become King, and Charles is spending what time he has left instructing George about the duties to be the Prince of Wales. He has had about 50 years of experience in that job.

Don't know how true that particular rumor is, I haven't heard anything else about Charles being THAT ill.

And would William not become King? Am I missing something here?

 

[teriyakiburns]

He is essentially 5th in the line of Succession and higher then Andrew.

but like I said, the regency acts lay out the eligibility for appointment as regent. One of the criteria is that the regent has to be domiciled in the UK. Harry may be 5th in line for the succession, but he's not eligible to be regent unless he returns to live here for more than 46 consecutive days, with the intention of remaining. He has already made it clear that he wants to live in the US; he has lived abroad for almost four years and hasn't been back to the UK for more than a couple of weeks at a time. He's not eligible to be regent.

 

[Dog-O-Tron 5000v5.0]

Thread rename is the best rename since House of Saxe-Coburg and Gotha got BTFO.

 

[Frostnipped Todger]

And would William not become King? Am I missing something here?

From what I can gather, it goes like this: if William is beating his wife, and if that gets "proven" (I doubt the public will care about some "unnamed sources"), then he could potentially be removed from the line of succession (this part is questionable to me), and therefore George is next in the line....
All that depends on the first two instances though.

 

[obsdj]

From what I can gather, it goes like this: if William is beating his wife, and if that gets "proven" (I doubt the public will care about some "unnamed sources"), then he could potentially be removed from the line of succession (this part is questionable to me), and therefore George is next in the line....
All that depends on the first two instances though.

All of which is fanfic, which is fun but not reflective of real life.

 

[teriyakiburns]

All of which is fanfic, which is fun but not reflective of real life.

People often write fanfic about their favourite soap operas.

 

[The Gene Genie]

Wrong again stalker. The line of succession is generational. The current Prince of Wales is William. Which means if William can't become King, his titles pass to his oldest son. George. Now, the next person in line for the throne after George is Princess Charlotte. But since Charlotte is also a minor, she can't serve as Princess Regent. Which means we have to go up a Generation. Which means Harry, as Harry would become King if William and all three of his children were to die for whatever reason. He is essentially 5th in the line of Succession and higher then Andrew.

As someone else pointed out, the Regency Act of 1937 (of which provisions are still applicable) says this:

A person shall be disqualified from becoming or being Regent, if he is not a British subject of full age and domiciled in some part of the United Kingdom, or is a person who would, under section two of the Act of Settlement, be incapable of inheriting, possessing, and enjoying the Crown [F1, or is a person disqualified from succeeding to the Crown by virtue of section 3(3) of the Succession to the Crown Act 2013]; and section three of the Act of Settlement shall apply in the case of a Regent as it applies in the case of a Sovereign.

Because Harry isn't domiciled in the United Kingdom, he isn't eligible to become Regent. More than likely, it will be either the Princess Royal or Prince Edward if such a event came to pass that both The King and the Prince of Wales were both dead/incapacitated.

From what I can gather, it goes like this: if William is beating his wife, and if that gets "proven" (I doubt the public will care about some "unnamed sources"), then he could potentially be removed from the line of succession (this part is questionable to me), and therefore George is next in the line....
All that depends on the first two instances though.

That's an IF the size of a Continent and contingent upon actual horseshit. The only thing that's been making the rounds negatively about William is that he gets pegged by the Marchioness of Cholmondeley, and that is bullshit even standing alone.