[arista]

[Oliver_W]

It's probably a "column a, column b" thing.

The royals were probably welcoming, and just expected Meghan to slot into the princess shaped slot and behave herself. But that's not who Meghan is, she's Hollywood and not aristocracy. So when she was showing glimmers of individuality, she got the frosty reception.

[bots]

i can see them getting divorced soon and that being blamed on the public too

[Cherie]

I don’t follow the Royals very much but early on they were interviewed together and dubbed the fab 4, they set up a charity together, Megs attended Wimbledon with Kate, there wasn’t any tense body language between the couples at all, fast forward to that final service they attended and it was clear there was tension, so I would say if there were tensions in the early days they were well hidden

[joeysteele]

Originally Posted by Cherie

I don’t follow the Royals very much but early on they were interviewed together and dubbed the fab 4, they set up a charity together, Megs attended Wimbledon with Kate, there wasn’t any tense body language between the couples at all, fast forward to that final service they attended and it was clear there was tension, so I would say if there were tensions in the early days they were well hidden

You see Cherie for me..
I think the Royal life must be really weird.

To any outsider going into it, to have their natural personalities made more robotic.
I doubt anything before really becoming entrenched into the set up, in the ' firm ' as it was termed, that you could ever be prepared for the reality.

I think it's hard enough for those born into it.
I mean, Princess Margaret was quite rebellious as the Queen's Sister.
Princess Anne made many gaffes too although I really think she found the balance of being her own person while dutifully performing as a Royal too.

Diana and Sarah Ferguson threatened the ' Royal protocol set up ',they found themselves just about hounded out.

It must be really difficult pretending to like or get along with people you cannot.

So for me, while I think the Royal set up needs dragging into the 21st century, while I remain a Royalist certainly.

I can understand pressures, particularly on any outsider joining becoming just too intense.

It's why I choose not to.judge them too harshly.

As to these 2, well married couples make their beds and have to lie in them.
So again all I do is wish them well.
I totally support them both, protecting and looking out for their child against media or any unnecessary intrusion to their, as private as it can get, life.

Equally to the Cambridge's too.
They represent the dutiful side of the Royals..
However it doesn't have to be that Brothers and their wives have to get along.

Across the Country, there will be families with daughters in law not getting on with each other, uneasy truces between Brothers and the rest of the family.
Even Mother's and Father's not getting on with their in laws family.

The fact things gets so stifled in Royalty only likely adds to the pressure in my view

Of course they can choose to step back but I'd hate to live the Royal life.

[Cherie]

Originally Posted by joeysteele

You see Cherie for me..
I think the Royal life must be really weird.

To any outsider going into it, to have their natural personalities made more robotic.
I doubt anything before really becoming entrenched into the set up, in the ' firm ' as it was termed, that you could ever be prepared for the reality.

I think it's hard enough for those born into it.
I mean, Princess Margaret was quite rebellious as the Queen's Sister.
Princess Anne made many gaffes too although I really think she found the balance of being her own person while dutifully performing as a Royal too.

Diana and Sarah Ferguson threatened the ' Royal protocol set up ',they found themselves just about hounded out.

It must be really difficult pretending to like or get along with people you cannot.

So for me, while I think the Royal set up needs dragging into the 21st century, while I remain a Royalist certainly.

I can understand pressures, particularly on any outsider joining becoming just too intense.

It's why I choose not to.judge them too harshly.

As to these 2, well married couples make their beds and have to lie in them.
So again all I do is wish them well.
I totally support them both, protecting and looking out for their child against media or any unnecessary intrusion to their, as private as it can get, life.

Equally to the Cambridge's too.
They represent the dutiful side of the Royals..
However it doesn't have to be that Brothers and their wives have to get along.

Across the Country, there will be families with daughters in law not getting on with each other, uneasy truces between Brothers and the rest of the family.
Even Mother's and Father's not getting on with their in laws family.

The fact things gets so stifled in Royalty only likely adds to the pressure in my view

Of course they can choose to step back but I'd hate to live the Royal life.

Agree with all of that Joey

[rusticgal]

Originally Posted by Cherie

I don’t follow the Royals very much but early on they were interviewed together and dubbed the fab 4, they set up a charity together, Megs attended Wimbledon with Kate, there wasn’t any tense body language between the couples at all, fast forward to that final service they attended and it was clear there was tension, so I would say if there were tensions in the early days they were well hidden

I would imagine Kate and Meghan were chalk and cheese. They did seem to get along at first probably with them both making an effort. However, they seem so different. Meghan, an actress from LA strong headed and probably a bit demanding...Kate extremely polite and respectful. Didnt Meghan go to Wimbledon with a friend last year and no one was allowed to sit in the seats around her?...its little things like that, the diva like behaviour that didnt sit right with the GBP and most likely William and Kate. Then there were issues leading up to the Royal wedding, with demands and behaviour that I think just created a bigger rift.

[bots]

I can't stand the royal family. Meghan and Harry can do what they want as far as i'm concerned, providing i'm not paying for it. Those of them who are claiming a salary, I expect them to carry out the duties they are paid for, nothing more, nothing less

[Oliver_W]

Originally Posted by bitontheslide

I can't stand the royal family. Meghan and Harry can do what they want as far as i'm concerned, providing i'm not paying for it. Those of them who are claiming a salary, I expect them to carry out the duties they are paid for, nothing more, nothing less

Okay, sure. But whatever the circumstances - if they were continuing to be Royals, if they were doing celebrity stuff, or if they wanted to live a private life - there's no justification for drones to take creepshots of their child. The gutter press gets away with **** like that far too much.

It's no better than an old perv hiding in the bushes with a camera at the play park.

[joeysteele]

Originally Posted by Oliver_W

Okay, sure. But whatever the circumstances - if they were continuing to be Royals, if they were doing celebrity stuff, or if they wanted to live a private life - there's no justification for drones to take creepshots of their child. The gutter press gets away with **** like that far too much.

It's no better than an old perv hiding in the bushes with a camera at the play park.

Really good points there.

[jet]

I’d have more sympathy for Meghan if her past wasn’t littered with people she ruthlessly dropped like a hot potato when they didn’t please her or stopped being of use to her. The Royal family are just the latest. I just hope Harry isn’t next down the line, I don’t think he is mentally strong enough to cope.

[AnnieK]

Originally Posted by jet

I’d have more sympathy for Meghan if her past wasn’t littered with people she ruthlessly dropped like a hot potato when they didn’t please her or stopped being of use to her. The Royal family are just the latest. I just hope Harry isn’t next down the line, I don’t think he is mentally strong enough to cope.

To be fair though Jet, most people by the age Meghan met Harry would have a past and sone baggage. People have to be ruthless at times to get ahead. I'm sure there are people who we all were very close with at points of our lives who feel dumped or discarded when our lives move on.

[The Slim Reaper]

Originally Posted by bitontheslide

I can't stand the royal family. Meghan and Harry can do what they want as far as i'm concerned, providing i'm not paying for it. Those of them who are claiming a salary, I expect them to carry out the duties they are paid for, nothing more, nothing less

Massive Karen energy.

[Nicky91]

nice bit of bias what you see from that, how you can see they suck up to Kate as little miss perfect, fits so well in with royal family

and brand Meghan as some sort of villain


*pretendstobeshockedgif*

[Ammi]

...nothing of what has been reported about any family relationships is anything other than gossip and hearsay, if it wasn’t then different versions of things wouldn’t exist but there is always more than one truth ...the only thing that we decide is which truth we’ll believe based on our own feelings toward someone...and it’s fine to not like someone with no reason at all, that’s our prerogative too...

[Livia]

How many more American divorcees will it take before the royal family learn...?

[Marsh.]

Originally Posted by Livia

How many more American divorcees will it take before the royal family learn...?

I'm sure Wills could test drive a few.

[Livia]

Originally Posted by Marsh.

I'm sure Wills could test drive a few.

I have you on ignore. Just FYI to stop you wasting your time.

[Marsh.]

Originally Posted by Livia

I have you on ignore. Just FYI to stop you wasting your time.

She says.... responding to my post to draw attention to herself.

Always have to make a song and dance about your ignore list, grow up you silly woman.

[bots]

The royal institution has a lot to answer for. It will get a clear out when the queen and charles are in the past

[Liam-]

Meghan made the mistake of being a strong woman with her own voice and thinking while marrying into a family where they want their women silent and having children

[Ammi]

...she also had her same past at the time of her wedding so that can’t be why she’s so disliked either...

[jet]

People have learned more about her since the wedding....and as I said, her behaviour since has turned many people off.

[AnnieK]

Originally Posted by jet

Nope, thats just an easy excuse. It was her own behaviour and attitudes and the 'poor me' that turned off a lot of people. The GBP are no fools.
Just after the wedding, her popularity rating was around 85%, now it is consistently below 30%.
She was an American mixed race divorcee with a strong personality at the time of her wedding and people loved her, so the 'Stepford' wife excuse doesn't wash.

Originally Posted by jet

People have learned more about her since the wedding....and as I said, her behaviour since has turned many people off.

So you saying she was the same at the point of the wedding isn't quite right is it? Once she became a Royal,she was expected to toe the line (and be a Stepford wife), she didn't and her popularity with ardent royalists plummeted

[Ammi]

...there was nothing new to learn about her past since their wedding ......all there has been is an onslaught of gossip column frenzy...if anyone feels ‘turned off’ by her that’s cool and dandy, it’s a complete prerogative to feel that without any reasoning whatsoever...but it has no bearing on behaviour from Meghan...a dislike of someone always tries to find justification when it really doesn’t need to at all...obviously there is now ‘justification’, she took our ‘Arry away to foreign lands ...how very dare she have turned her face away from the hateful media....