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

 

[AssignedEva]

She’s been rejected like a bad kidney and is begging for another extension to try to make a case for why she should be allowed to trademark a geographic location.

This is particularly funny because (after "soft launching" in March and making some jam) she was getting ready to launch a Netflix series and her brand at the start of 2025. This has now been pushed back to "mid 2025". The clock is ticking for Meghan because their Netflix deal they signed in 2020 was only good for 5 years, so she needs to get that series out next year or risk seeing it dropped, which might have been why she was rushing this lifestyle brand along without enough due diligence (i.e. announce a brand and then use that to get Netflix to make a series about it).

She's got till the end of January to defend against the filing by the US Patent Office, which not only have a rule against using geographic descriptors (they argue adding "Orchard" isn't sufficient to differentiate from "American Riviera" to describe the area around Santa Barbara) but also because her proposed products would fall into multiple trademark categories and ALSO because the use of a geographic descriptor in a brand name inherently suggests the products are linked to that region in some way, which may prove problematic if she's been sourcing ingredients from elsewhere. She's just been hit with ANOTHER trademark dispute from a company called Harry & David, who own the trademark to "Royal Riviera" for some fancy pears and are arguing that it's too close to her royal stylings and use of the word Riviera. That sounds a bit shakier but could still eat into her ability to get that Netflix series out.

 

[John Andrews Stan]

a company called Harry & David,

Harry & David sells nearly $1 billion worth of products every year and has been around since 1934. It’s a subsidiary of 1-800-Flowers now. This is an actual company with actual products and customers.

Meghan is in way over her head. She is a punisher, and it seems now Harry is the only one left to punish. Is this “professional separation” fooling anyone? I’d bet money they’re dunzo and it’s not even going out on a limb.

Samantha (née Yvonne) Markle was on Dan Wootton’s show yesterday and said neither she nor her father believe Meghan has birthed any children, and they doubt that any children even exist. She’s a crazy bitch too and Meghan’s family seems overall full of awful people, but I mention all this because none of the UK press seem to be reporting it. Far from it being open season on H and M, British media is treading carefully indeed.

 

[Phalanges Mycologist]

Far from it being open season on H and M, British media is treading carefully indeed.

I think it's because Charles isn't doing so good an want to play nice with the RF because in the next 5 years or so Williams likely to be getting the Crown an don't want to piss him off.

 

[Kosher Dill]

Samantha (née Yvonne) Markle was on Dan Wootton’s show yesterday and said neither she nor her father believe Meghan has birthed any children, and they doubt that any children even exist.

Queen Elizabeth met baby Archie in-person though. I think it's fanciful to argue that it was faked or someone else's baby - why would she have gone along with it? The Markles are just lolcows one and all.

 

[Bakarina]

Queen Elizabeth met baby Archie in-person though. I think it's fanciful to argue that it was faked or someone else's baby - why would she have gone along with it? The Markles are just lolcows one and all.

I think the argument is that the children were birthed via surrogacy, not that the kids are rented out.

 

[John Andrews Stan]

I think the argument is that the children were birthed via surrogacy, not that the kids are rented out.

Samantha Markle, who is as much of a lolcow as her sister and father (if not more so), said on Dan Wootten’s show that she and Tom Markle aren’t even sure the children exist at all.

 

[Bakarina]

Samantha Markle, who is as much of a lolcow as her sister and father (if not more so), said on Dan Wootten’s show that she and Tom Markle aren’t even sure the children exist at all.

That's nuts. Especially because Samantha's reasoning is extremely bad as there are numerous cases of narcissistic parents using their children as pawns.

 

[RodgerDodger]

I wonder what the Royal Family equivalent is? Like a little apartment somewhere where they can sit on him so he can’t publish books or talk to the press and make things worse while they pay her off/kidnap the kids etc?

Vegas. At least since the end of Epstein Island

 

[Hitman One]

I think it's because Charles isn't doing so good an want to play nice with the RF because in the next 5 years or so Williams likely to be getting the Crown an don't want to piss him off.

I think Wills probably hates her more than Charlie.

 

[Phalanges Mycologist]

I think Wills probably hates her more than Charlie.

He does but the RF are all about being professional and low drama they might hate her for bringing drama to there door but publicly it would be hard for a rift between the two short of something really outside and while they are at odds if make harry safe they will reign him in, an the Press will play along to get access to the RF.

Harry is not liked by most of the Royals, even in his close family but will reabsorb him into the family because he can do more damage outside than in, when he divorces Meg he'll have a few single years an then have a vetted partner from some other royal line an mostly "Fuck Off" and when issues with the kids crop up the King will pay for his legal rep out of his own personal funds and it will be the best that money can buy and custody will be in favor of Harry and there will be a "Fund" for Markel but have a lot of strings attached especially around what she can an cant say about the marrige an the children, an from what I have read about her an the kids she'd settle for more money an less kids because she hates dealing with family stuff that other modern royals like Diana and Kate (an others) do like changing nappies, or feeding them etc. If she only gets them for a few weeks holiday time an they have minders from the RF to make sure it stays above board.

One thing that will be part of the agreement will be "If she marries someone when the children are over the age of 21 she stops receiving funds or at the monarchs discretion at a lower rate" so it will bite her in the arse unless she bagged another loaded guy with that kind of wealth and she's just not in those circles, even with Harrys help she's not part of that set without him being there she is far too much "new money" and Harry has tried getting her into those circles she just can't fit in, it's not how you dress its how you act in those circles.

 

[John Andrews Stan]

it would be hard for a rift between the two short of something really outside and while they are at odds if make harry safe they will reign him in, an the Press will play along to get access to the RF.

If you’re suggesting Harry will ever be permitted into the circle of trust again, there’s no fucking way. William doesn’t speak to him because he knows whatever is said will be leaked. Harry trashed William’s wife, who had loved him like a sister and supported him through some of the lowest points of his life.

Meanwhile Harry’s still telling media that he and his wife are owed apologies!

William will never, ever reconcile with him.

That's nuts. Especially because Samantha's reasoning is extremely bad as there are numerous cases of narcissistic parents using their children as pawns.

Samantha has always been an embarrassing mess. It’s hard for me to take anyone seriously who couldn’t see that from day one. The family tree has malignant cunts sprouting from every branch.

 

[Tasty Tatty]

The children are real and seem healthy and ok, and we should be grateful they aren't used as publicity props, for whatever reason.

Nevertheless, naming her business something like "Archie and Lilly" sounds like a good option too. Many people name their businesses after their kids. Just choose any name and be done with it. She just can't let go the royal titles.

Samantha (née Yvonne) Markle was on Dan Wootton’s show yesterday and said neither she nor her father believe Meghan has birthed any children, and they doubt that any children even exist. She’s a crazy bitch too and Meghan’s family seems overall full of awful people, but I mention all this because none of the UK press seem to be reporting it. Far from it being open season on H and M, British media is treading carefully indeed.

Accusations like this, during ye old times, could have cost Meghan her head. Luckily for her too, the kids are gingers and look like daddy.

 

[John Andrews Stan]

Luckily for her too, the kids are gingers and look like daddy.

I don’t think anyone has questioned the paternity of the kids. They either deny the kids exist or say they were carried by surrogates. (Tom Markle claims to have knowledge of Meghan taking her previously harvested eggs out of storage at some point, according to Samantha.) If Meghan didn’t carry the children then they’d be ineligible for the line of succession.

All I can say is that if she was never pregnant, she really committed to the bit by gaining a lot of weight, especially during Archie’s gestation. She looked like shit for months afterward.

 

[Free the Pedos]

I don’t think anyone has questioned the paternity of the kids. They either deny the kids exist or say they were carried by surrogates. (Tom Markle claims to have knowledge of Meghan taking her previously harvested eggs out of storage at some point, according to Samantha.) If Meghan didn’t carry the children then they’d be ineligible for the line of succession.

All I can say is that if she was never pregnant, she really committed to the bit by gaining a lot of weight, especially during Archie’s gestation. She looked like shit for months afterward.

Was Archie the pregnancy where everyone speculated about the moonbump, or was that the second one? She could be like Alec Baldwin's wife and have been pregnant with the first one but had all the rest via surrogates.

 

[John Andrews Stan]

Was Archie the pregnancy where everyone speculated about the moonbump, or was that the second one? She could be like Alec Baldwin's wife and have been pregnant with the first one but had all the rest via surrogates.

Archie was the one with the falling and folding moonbumps. Maybe those incidents were all optical illusions? It’s all very odd.

 

[Not A Bunny]

Samantha (née Yvonne) Markle was on Dan Wootton’s show yesterday and said neither she nor her father believe Meghan has birthed any children, and they doubt that any children even exist.

Nonsense. Meghan is a grifter and a manipulator, but she can only work with what she has: she married a dunce, but an earnest dance.

Consequently, she could lie her ass off about those kids, but she could never in a million years count on him to keep the story straight if they both were lying.

Those kids are real, and at least they're not being used as fodder for the paps.

 

[KeepHopeAlive]

The Duke and Duchess of Suxdicks have released their Christmas card. My fav part is the upside down cross MM is sporting.

 

[AssignedEva]

The Duke and Duchess of Suxdicks have released their Christmas card. My fav part is the upside down cross MM is sporting.

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That looks like they slapped some photos into a default template on Canva or Moonpig or similar

 

[teriyakiburns]

The Duke and Duchess of Suxdicks have released their Christmas card. My fav part is the upside down cross MM is sporting.

Mine is the fact that "Prince Harry and Meghan" is now an office of some sort.

 

[Bakarina]

The Duke and Duchess of Suxdicks have released their Christmas card. My fav part is the upside down cross MM is sporting.

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Out of the six pictures on the right, only one of them has the cuck and the slut with their children (and the kids features are obscured). If they wanted to use the children for good-boy points, why not an actual family photo? Idk, pics all seem really random to me.