Anyone else feel like we should have maybe got the Queen, or at least her people, to deal with the Brexit negotiations? Because either she, or her advisor, is a tactical genius. The "give them enough rope to hang themselves with" phrase hits the nail on the head completely.
The whole idea of beong financially independent but heavily trading on the whole "Sussex Royal" brand was always going to be an eye roller for most of the population and the way the Queen has quietly shut that down has been spot on. The very public carping on the Sussex Royal website about their perception of the unfairness of this has made them seem attention seeking - which is surprising seeing as reducing the media interest in their lives is supposedly their main motivation here - and extremely grabby.
It's a massive pity because Harry (actually, second. I love Zara too) was for ages my favourite Royal as he seemed the most down to earth, and I thought Meghan seemed like a breath of fresh air too. The really frustrating thing is that because she's mixed race, and the only mixed race person in a VERY white Royal family, any criticism of her is immediately tainted with suspicions of institutional racism when the simple fact is she isn't getting flack for being mixed race, she is getting flack for acting like a spoilt brat.
The whole idea of beong financially independent but heavily trading on the whole "Sussex Royal" brand was always going to be an eye roller for most of the population and the way the Queen has quietly shut that down has been spot on. The very public carping on the Sussex Royal website about their perception of the unfairness of this has made them seem attention seeking - which is surprising seeing as reducing the media interest in their lives is supposedly their main motivation here - and extremely grabby.
It's a massive pity because Harry (actually, second. I love Zara too) was for ages my favourite Royal as he seemed the most down to earth, and I thought Meghan seemed like a breath of fresh air too. The really frustrating thing is that because she's mixed race, and the only mixed race person in a VERY white Royal family, any criticism of her is immediately tainted with suspicions of institutional racism when the simple fact is she isn't getting flack for being mixed race, she is getting flack for acting like a spoilt brat.