I also don’t think they should have done an interview giving their side of the story after years of constant harassment and false stories being spread about them, how dare they want to speak their truth, they should have continued to suffer in silence

Who was it meant to hurt?

Both the Institution and his family...

They had left...they were where they wanted to be. It was done for exposure and for spite.

I said there was no need to do the interview not that they shouldn’t

The interview has back fired and they been called out and proved to be liars

Saying there was no need kinda implies that they shouldn’t have though right?

there was only one reason they did the interview, to discredit the "firm" and the royal family. If that's not a vindictive action, what is

It was done to tell their side of the story, which they are perfectly entitled to do when they have been unfairly represented for so long out of malice

As has been mentioned, they did it to tell their story because of the mountain of unfair and untrue stories that are told about them.

I’m sure all those who are so adamantly against the interview would definitely stay quiet and take it if they felt they were being purposefully misrepresented and lied about constantly though

My goodness :laugh2:
I can't recall ANYONE saying Philip would be devastated at Harry living his own life, in fact I don't recall anyone even on here saying he shouldn't live his own life.
It would think however that Prince Philip would be hurt and disappointed at the way he has chosen to go about it. It is said the interview bothered him and there is no reason to believe otherwise as that would be entirely understandable. I know you have said before that you don't think Philip would be bothered at all, but I totally disagree and the reports say otherwise.

I doubt he said to himself "I'll pretend I support everything Harry and Meghan are doing and saying throughout this whole debacle since they left the firm just in case someone leaks how I feel and they say nasty things about them when I die". Come off it! :laugh:

Absolutely :clap1:

I don't agree that you can "hurt" an institution. Discredit maybe, but :shrug: so what, that's a perfectly legitimate reason to do something if it's how you feel.

Can you provide me with some quotes or examples of it being designed to personally hurt members of the family?

when did we get saddled with this awful phrase

its 'their truth' they weren't cross examined they were given a platform to say whatever they wanted, and a lot of it has already been shot down as untrue, like Megs locked in the Tower with no means of escape :laugh:

A lot of it has been willfully misinterpreted - there's a difference. I honestly don't understand why anyone would play stupid and pretend not to understand that people don't necessarily mean everything literally though - it's not a convincing argument, it just makes the person saying it look like they're too dumb to read between the lines :umm2:.

come on now it was over exaggerated by them to make good TV and anyone who is wilfully ignoring that needs their head examining

anyhoo this has been done to death for me at any rate

Have a look at posts 309 and 313 here. I don't think you have commented on the content?

:joker: Indeed.

These? I mean I think I've covered quite thoroughly over the many, many weeks of this discussion what I think about the Royal pundits/commentators/reporters/biographers and why I think they are the very definition of a biased and unreliable source. Have I not been clear in that? Well to clarify;

I didn't respond to these posts because I'm not interested in these "Royal writers". It's all irrelevant hearsay and drivel.

TV does not do this and there are hundreds of media that do not so this like radio, magazines online - they get amazing positive media that far outweighs the odd tabloid (that they dont even read).

Lol - its like this was their first interview :joker:

Surely not? How is that possible - they are toxic. Aren't they?? :shrug:

https://www.telegraph.co.uk/royal-fa...-royal-family/

Bristling tensions with Prince Harry remain, but Royal family will wear the mask of unity at Duke’s funeral

…….It is no secret that the Royal family were left universally shellshocked by the couple’s interview with Oprah Winfrey last month, in which they accused an unnamed family member of asking about Archie’s skin tone and blamed “The Firm” for a lack of support.
Harry’s suggestion that Charles and the Duke of Cambridge felt “trapped” in the monarchy is also believed to have caused deep offence among his nearest and dearest – not to mention the fact that the two-hour televised tell-all was broadcast to the world while Prince Philip, 99, was still undergoing treatment in hospital.

With subsequent phone calls between the royal brothers and between Harry and his father described as “unproductive” by Gayle King, the US TV anchor and a friend of the Sussexes, bristling tensions still remain.
The fragile situation was certainly not helped by the statement issued via the Sussexes’ Archewell website on Friday reacting to Duke’s death.
Reading: “In loving memory of His Royal Highness, the Duke of Edinburgh, 1921-2021. Thank you for your service… you will be greatly missed,” the brevity of the message raised eyebrows behind palace gates – as well as the misjudged timing.
As one royal insider explained: “There’s a natural order here and they just ignored it by putting their own statement out, without telling anyone, before the Prince of Wales had even issued a response. Quite a few people read it and thought: “Is that all they’ve got to say?”
According to one royal source: “The funeral will be a unifying moment because it’s about the loss of a beloved father, grandfather and great-grandfather.
“And on top of all that, there’s a real, clear-eyed focus on support for the Queen. It’s all about HM right now. That’s the universal feeling right across all branches of the family.”
Or as another put it: “They know the world will be watching. There will be no outward signs of any tensions whatsoever. The entire focus will be on the Queen, no exceptions. A family unified.”
.................

As it should be!

Well indeed that is, I think, what Harry said of "the meedja" he blatantly says he never ever looks at

:skull:

:joker: "Hey everyone... hey... h... hey guys... it might look like the issues within the family aren't anything like as severe as we've all been making out... but just to let you know in advance... that is not true and they are all pretending! Don't worry, they still all hate Marry and Meghan and feel betrayed and totally devastated and all of that stuff! It's a mask out of respect for Philip! So just keep that in mind while watching it. If you see William talk to Harry, it's to keep up appearances. And if one of them smiles at the other it is a ruse! Don't worry! You can go back to hating them immediately after the funeral. Cos the other Royals have been utterly betrayed and don't want anything to do with them now. Never forget these are the facts."

There are like 5 - 10 members whose posts I never look at LT - it doesn't mean I'm not aware that they're ****.