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18 Jan 2020, 3:30 pm

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Harry and Meghan will no longer use 'royal highness' titles or receive public funds for royal duties

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Prince Harry and Meghan Markle will no longer use "royal highness" titles and won't receive public money for their royal duties, Buckingham Palace said Saturday.

In addition, the couple will pay back money spent renovating Frogmore Cottage, which will remain their home in the U.K.

A major refurbishing of the home, which is near Windsor Castle, cost British taxpayers 2.4 million pounds or $3.06 million, according to the royal family's accounts, which were released in June.

"Harry, Meghan and Archie will always be much loved members of my family," the queen said in a statement Saturday. "I recognize the challenges they have experienced as a result of intense scrutiny over the last two years and support their wish for a more independent life."

The queen said she hopes that Harry and Meghan will be able "to start building a happy and peaceful new life."

"I want to thank them for all their dedicated work across this country, the Commonwealth and beyond, and am particularly proud of how Meghan has so quickly become one of the family," she said.

"With The Queen’s blessing, the Sussexes will continue to maintain their private patronages and associations," the palace said. "While they can no longer formally represent The Queen, the Sussexes have made clear that everything they do will continue to uphold the values of Her Majesty."

The palace said "the new model will take effect" in the spring of 2020.

That's what they did to Wallis Simpson,she was the dutches of windsor but couldn't use the term "her royal highness" and none of the other nobility females had to courtsy to her when introduced as was the tradition at the time,I don't think women courtsy to royal women anymore anyway.

It's looking like they will be exiled from British society they same way Edward the VIII and Wallis Simpson were,let's hope they love each other as much as Edward and Wallis did and find happiness in spite of exile like Edward and Wallis did.

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18 Jan 2020, 3:37 pm

I think Queen Elizabeth has the decency not to make Prince Harry's life miserable the way the queen mother Mary of Teck made Edward the VIII's life miserable on those days.We will see what happens.

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18 Jan 2020, 4:18 pm

Is all this drama, is no one thinking of the people of Sussex who have now been left defenseless without their duke? What if the Duke of Kent uses this opportunity to invade Sussex and extract tribute from the peasants? Who will rise to defend them?

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18 Jan 2020, 5:11 pm

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Uh oh!

This will culminate in civil war. I can see it now. :lol:

In all seriousness, I’m surprised that they stuck with it as long as they did.

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18 Jan 2020, 7:00 pm

The whole system is antiquated and defunct. I wrote a long time ago that I didn't expect William and Harry to maintain it. They have too much Diana in them.

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18 Jan 2020, 7:11 pm

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As I said it's one factor. I am 100% certain the Queen would have enquired as to Meghan's ancestry because that's what the aristocracy do. But the Queen is a practical person and would have looked at other considerations as well.

William would have also been thinking about her biracial ancestry as another "black mark" when he had his concerned chat with Harry but it was one 3-4 issues including Meghan's age, divorcee status and her choice of working as an actress who posts partly naked images of herself on social media.

Please read my posts rather than arguing with me for the sake of arguing

I seriously doubt with his mother's influence and all the charity work he's done in the 3rd world villages that William is racist. You just seem to want to portray most every white person who's not far left working class as a racist. I think you have a fairly warped and obsessed view along those lines tbh. And I really should stick with ignoring you.

Yes please...don't respond that's your prerogative (I see the skunk has slithered away as well)

BTW you advertise your double standards - you attack me and others from making obvious interpretations supported by links but then you indulge yourself in your own opinionated reflections whenever you like

Quote - I wrote a long time ago that I didn't expect William and Harry to maintain it. They have too much Diana in them.

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18 Jan 2020, 10:04 pm

cyberdad wrote:

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Not quite on par with calling them and most every white person who's not far left working class as a racist all the time.

And posting links to articles you don't read to back you up does not count for much.

As most everyone knows, just because something is on the internet that doesn't automatically make it true or a fact.

Any link that is posted is subject to scrutiny.

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18 Jan 2020, 11:43 pm

I don't call anybody on this forum racist. That's your desperate attempt to get me kicked off using inflammatory allegations

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19 Jan 2020, 2:32 am

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I don't call anybody on this forum racist. That's your desperate attempt to get me kicked off using inflammatory allegations

That's not what I was talking about obviously.

And you are the one who just made an inflammatory allegation.

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19 Jan 2020, 3:40 am

I am abiding by my warning from a couple of years ago and stepping back...not my intention to escalate this further

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19 Jan 2020, 4:33 am

I'm sure Goldfish will be happy to take your place.

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19 Jan 2020, 1:01 pm

So, legally, after Her Majesty passes, Prince Charles will become king, and after him, Prince William.
If Prince William were to die during his reign, his son Prince George would become king.
If Prince George were to die without a son, his brother Louis would become king.
I do not understand how (former) Prince Harry ever was in line for the throne, realistically.
What is he actually giving up?
It is looking as though his father, Prince Charles has been supporting them financially, not the government.

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19 Jan 2020, 2:06 pm

They vacationed at some mansion on an island nearby here recently & are apparently eyeballing a $36M waterfront mansion in the neighbourhood of Vancouver - which is a 5-10min drive from the beach I hangout at.

I don’t really care about the royals or celebrities, but I do have a hue respect for them peacing our from the royal family nonsense and living their lives as they see fit. Good on them. I’m sure they’ll make fine additions of ultra wealthy people taking up residence here & i suppose it’d be kinda neat to bump into them around town someday.

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19 Jan 2020, 2:22 pm

Maybe the plan all along was to have the two become a celebrity brand like the Kardashians. She comes from that Hollywood celebrity world and his mom attached herself to rock stars.

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19 Jan 2020, 4:20 pm

EzraS wrote:

I'm sure Goldfish will be happy to take your place.

Why do you have to derail this thread in a attempt to make it about me?

FWIW I haven’t even read this thread or you twos’ argument. I just saw this post as I was scrolling and figured I’d pause to call you out for your hypocrisy.

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19 Jan 2020, 4:22 pm

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Maybe the plan all along was to have the two become a celebrity brand like the Kardashians. She comes from that Hollywood celebrity world and his mom attached herself to rock stars.

Doubt it. Seems to me they’re just like “F it. We’re rich and we’re human and don’t want any part of this life that’s been thrust upon us. We’d rather just go do our own thing and raise our family.”

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