Has Meghan Markle Been The Ruin Of Prince Harry?

[thesshhh]

He seems utterly under her spell, and just doing whatever she wants. Sad and pathetic. Maybe she plans to return to acting. What do you reckon?

[Bazile]

//The only one to feel concern for in all this is the Queen.First there’s the Prince Andrew fiasco then the unfortunate illness of Prince Philip now this news.She must wonder what she’s done to deserve all this.//

There are millions who have similiar and far worse problems to deal / cope with, in their daily lives , and are not in a privilege position

I don't see what's so special about the RF that I should lose sleep over

[Bobbisox1]

How did you get away with that JD ^^^ * guffaw*

[Ken4155]

There's a line in your link, thesshhh, where Harry says to Kate, "Rollocks to your duties and responsibilities...." Substitute the word 'your' for 'my' and there you have it in a nutshell. He just doesn't see a future with 'The Firm'.

[ludwig]

The only thing I find remotely disturbing about any of this is their apparent decision to not inform anyone of this prior to announcing it.

That shows there must have been a real breakdown in relations between Harry and his father and brother, and that's a bit sad.
Their actual decision to step back, perhaps altogether at some point, I completely understand.

[naomi24]

//The only thing I find remotely disturbing about any of this is their apparent decision to not inform anyone of this prior to announcing it. //

Me too. He seems to have lost all sense of propriety. He should know better.

[ludwig]

// He seems to have lost all sense of propriety //

Maybe. I think he's just sick of the whole circus, and doesn't give much of a toss any more. His mother received awful treatment at the hands of the media, 'the palace', and to some extent the public, and he sees that history starting to repeat itself.

I don't blame him at all for considering that his loyalty should lie first and foremost with his wife and child, rather than any of the aforementioned. Good luck to them.

[youngmafbog]

" I think he's just sick of the whole circus"

Well it is a curcus him and his wife have created.

They had a perfect opportunity but messed it all up. You cannot go around telling people what to do then doing the opposite. Especially when said people are paying for you.

They need to stop blaming the press and look closer to home for the cause of their problems.

[youngmafbog]

Nice one JD.

See how long it lasts :-)

[hereIam]

Well maybe he should have thought about all this before his expensive wedding and all the expensive renovations to a house they will no longer live in. He wanted it all, but now seems he can't. Sorry, but good riddance.

[naomi24]

//his loyalty should lie first and foremost with his wife and child,//

Indeed, but loyalty to them doesn't preclude the good grace to do it right - and respect for the queen should have been at least on the agenda.

[Ellipsis]

Maybe there's more to it?

[TheDevil]

"and just doing whatever she wants."

Do you know what Harry wants? If not then how do you know this is what she wants? Maybe it's what they both want as a married couple, deciding together.

[AuntPollyGrey]

Simple answer 'Yes'. She needs taking to one side and given a prep talk. Unfortunately they are both adults and free to choose their lifestyles and I feel any intervention by members of the Royal Family would have adverse effects. Hook line and sinker, poor Harry.

[TheDevil]

Why poor Harry? I don't think he's going to be missing out on anything, if anything at all he'll be gaining a life he's long lost to the public eye.

[AuntPollyGrey]

Poor Harry because he's been taken in by a woman with an agenda, rather like his Great Uncle.

[TheDevil]

What is the agenda?

It seems to me the agenda is to live a happy, peaceful life and that is what they are trying to do.

Harry was a wild boy, always knew he wasn't heir, this made him play up. He's now older and more settled, found a lovely woman to settle down with.

I think poor Harry, having all this speculation about him being pulled along by "a woman". She's the love of his life and his wife. He didn't need to settle for her by any means. He can do as he wishes and he does, I highly doubt she is as controlling as you're implying.

Speculation and hearsay doesn't benefit the truth.

[AuntPollyGrey]

well 'The Devil' unless , in your professional capacity of course, you trim Megan's bush, all your comments on Harry and Megan's relationship and motives are pure conjecture, like the rest of us.

[TheDevil]

The only difference being, my speculation comes from facts such as, he chose to marry her, have a kid with her and court her before any of that happened, which indicates he genuinely cares for her and wants to be with her.

Yours is coming from sheer speculation with no grounds for facts.

[ludwig]

// and respect for the queen should have been at least on the agenda. //

The queen didn't show much respect for his mother, even after she died, until she was dragged kicking and screaming to do it by public disquiet. It's probably something Harry wasn't very aware of at the time, but has thought alot about since.