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18 Jan 20
18 Jan 20
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Buckingham Palace have announced that Harry & Megan will lose all royal funding and their HRH titles from the spring of this year. They will also be refunding the £2.4million of taxpayer funds used to refurbish Frogmore Cottage, which will remain their UK home.
On the face of this announcement I have to say that it is a smart move by both parties and one which will ensure that they independently maintain their global profile, but also respect the tightening focus on the commerciality of the British Monarchy.
https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-51163865
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18 Jan 20
@divegeester saidWill still keep their HRH titles, just not use them.
Buckingham Palace have announced that Harry & Megan will lose all royal funding and their HRH titles from the spring of this year. They will also be refunding the £2.4million of taxpayer funds used to refurbish Frogmore Cottage, which will remain their UK home.
On the face of this announcement I have to say that it is a smart move by both parties and one which will en ...[text shortened]... ening focus on the commerciality of the British Monarchy.
https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-51163865
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@very-rusty saidYou?
Do we know yet who will pay for their security while they are in Canada?
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@ghost-of-a-duke saidI really have no idea who will be looking after it, I haven't heard anymore at this end on it.
You?
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@very-rusty saidNo sir, I meant 'you' personally will be paying for their security.
I really have no idea who will be looking after it, I haven't heard anymore at this end on it.
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Didn't you get the memo?
@ghost-of-a-duke saidI see...Just being "Silly goad" again!
No sir, I meant 'you' personally will be paying for their security.
Didn't you get the memo?
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@divegeester saidNow it’s being called MEGXIT !!!
Buckingham Palace have announced that Harry & Megan will lose all royal funding and their HRH titles from the spring of this year. They will also be refunding the £2.4million of taxpayer funds used to refurbish Frogmore Cottage, which will remain their UK home.
On the face of this announcement I have to say that it is a smart move by both parties and one which will en ...[text shortened]... ening focus on the commerciality of the British Monarchy.
https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-51163865
Sounds more and more like Meghan is being blamed for this? Stormzy’s reaction to the negative way in which Eamon Homes described her now makes perfect sense.
The British media have behaved shamefully, like a pack of wolves, in a similar manner to the way they continue to tear into the memory of Princess Diana long after her death.
This is how they treat the wife of a man who served in the British Army for ten years, undertook two tours in Afghanistan and has continued to work in support of fellow servicemen, promoting support for wounded men and women as they adapt to life post-injury.
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Yeah, I feel SO sorry for them, with the 45 mil they have stocked away and book deals and Netflix interested. Yep, they will be living from paycheck to paycheck.
19 Jan 20
@drewnogal saidActually I’m not following the detail of their privileged lives very closely. This is partly because I don’t care about them at all tbh, and partly because I hardly read the press and I certainly don’t read the Mail or the red-tops.
Now it’s being called MEGXIT !!!
Sounds more and more like Meghan is being blamed for this? Stormzy’s reaction to the negative way in which Eamon Homes described her now makes perfect sense.
The British media have behaved shamefully, like a pack of wolves, in a similar manner to the way they continue to tear into the memory of Princess Diana long after her death.
...[text shortened]... of fellow servicemen, promoting support for wounded men and women as they adapt to life post-injury.
My interest in the British Monarchy is based purely on two things, the history & heritage and the commercial benefit it brings to us as a nation. That’s it.
If Harry and Megan are never heard of again I can honestly say I wouldn’t bat an eyelid and I’m certainly not interested in Megan’s millennial struggles against bad press and scrutiny.
Sorry if that offends or grates.
@sonhouse saidMy OP was not intended to appeal for your sympathy for them, I’m simply noting that what seems to be a sensible outcome has been presented by the palace.
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Yeah, I feel SO sorry for them, with the 45 mil they have stocked away and book deals and Netflix interested. Yep, they will be living from paycheck to paycheck.
The Queen will have had a big hand in this as she will be very aware of the threat to the Monarchy once she dies. She is the last of a certain generational type to hold the top job and her passing will indeed signal the commencement of huge change for the way the Monarchy is funded and the scope of who benefits.
19 Jan 20
@divegeester saidI see trouble ahead in a nation where Monarchy has meant so much for such a long time. I have always admired Elizabeth II for her dedication and loyalty (and Elizabeth I too). Strong, intelligent women.
My OP was not intended to appeal for your sympathy for them, I’m simply noting that what seems to be a sensible outcome has been presented by the palace.
The Queen will have had a big hand in this as she will be very aware of the threat to the Monarchy once she dies. She is the last of a certain generational type to hold the top job and her passing will indeed signal the commencement of huge change for the way the Monarchy is funded and the scope of who benefits.
19 Jan 20
@torunn saidI sense that under this new Government there are already strategies in place to re-position the Monarchy as being more a contemporary enterprise with an agenda which will appeal to younger generations and cost conscious detractors.
I see trouble ahead in a nation where Monarchy has meant so much for such a long time. I have always admired Elizabeth II for her dedication and loyalty (and Elizabeth I too). Strong, intelligent women.
My prediction is that once the Queen dies the Crown will pass to Charles who while enjoying his Kingship will be very much seen as holding the spot for William for 8 -10 years when he will abdicate with honour and allow the younger generation to take over.
God save the Queen!