Meghan the bully.

Though as these accusations came to light in 2018 I wonder why they are only being addressed (with lots of publicity) by the palace now....just days before the Oprah interview is aired both in the US and a day later in the UK?

Harry and Meghans antics are now being likened to Edward and Mrs Simpsons treachery.
A slight over exaggeration methinks.

The Queen (pictured with the couple in 2018) launched an unprecedented inquiry last night into allegations that Meghan and Harry bullied their staff.

https://www.ibtimes.com/meghan-markle-denies-bullying-complaint-saddened-attack-her-character-3155876

https://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-9324783/We-FINALLY-tell-truth-says-former-Royal-aide-bullied-Meghan-Markle.html

I don't understand any of this. If these two felt the Royal Family and its way of working wasn't for them and they wanted to strike out on their own fair enough I'm sure a way would have been found for them. They were given a number of options on how they wanted to live before the marriage, they chose a full on Royal job. Even if it didn't work out there are ways and means of doing things. There are other working royals with titles most don't use their titles a few do but they are not high profile as far as the general public know yet Harry seems to think he can turn up to Royal events as and when he feels inclined and then make huge profits in being a public figure because he's royal. I am amazed that these two consider themselves so important and high profile that they can preach to the great unwashed about anything and everything. The palace probably thought to keep all the bullying and the rest out of public view and deal with it in house but there's been so much mud slinging they've decided to sling back.
I believe even Wallis Simpson and Edward shut up in the end let's hope these two 'get it' and just get on with some honest work and prove themselves, because I must have missed 'all the work of last year'.

It's quite a crafty move by the palace.
People don't like bullies, and a female bully, much like a female drunk, arouses more distaste in many than a male one.

Meghan obviously did rub some people in her household up the wrong way when she crash-landed here. There was talk as far back as 2018 that she was bullying her own and other members of the royal families staff. People had made complaints but nothing was done about it at the time.
Was that because she was still quite popular with the British public, she was a bit of a free spirit  compared to Kate who was seen as rather head girlish and proper.

Times have changed, she has now backstabbed the whole royal way of life, which means she has backstabbed Harrys family, especially his grandparents...that has to be a step too far.

The Royals must think that now is a good time to make public and investigate three year old complaints.
Tit for tat??

Vintage wrote:...then make huge profits in being a public figure because he's royal. I am amazed that these two consider themselves so important and high profile that they can preach to the great unwashed about anything and everything. I am amazed that these two consider themselves so important and high profile that they can preach to the great unwashed about anything and everything.

Whatever works. It's a free world, if not a free country. If they are popular, and can make money at it, good on 'em.

As for the "bullying" allegations, that sounds too fake to me. The Royal Family is too presumptuous that they will be believed. They need to take some lessons from Washington: Oh, btw, I got elected Emperor of the world the other day.

Bullying claims now?  

This is like preaching to the converted. Cos those who already dislike her anyway, will just continue to dislike her. Why bother?


And those who do like her, will just dig their heels in, and like her even more, and shake heads at the familiar sight of the propaganda machine going full throttle.

For decades I have observed how royal brides are treated - groundhog day here.

Syl wrote:There was talk as far back as 2018 that she was bullying her own and other members of the royal families staff. People had made complaints but nothing was done about it at the time.
Was that because she was still quite popular with the British public, she was a bit of a free spirit  compared to Kate who was seen as rather head girlish and proper.

Or maybe it was because it's true.  They say you can't get good help these days.  

The fact is that the Royals are an institution, and so are their staffs.  If the Queen is going to assume Harry is a bastard, so is the staff...you betcha, darn tootin.  When you've got staff going around saying, fook it, do the dishes yerself, ya half-breed...you know you've got a staff problem.  

Vintage wrote:I don't understand any of this. If these two felt the Royal Family and its way of working wasn't for them and they wanted to strike out on their own fair enough I'm sure a way would have been found for them. They were given a number of options on how they wanted to live before the marriage, they chose a full on Royal job. Even if it didn't work out there are ways and means of doing things. There are other working royals with titles most don't use their titles a few do but they are not high profile as far as the general public know yet Harry seems to think he can turn up to Royal events as and when he feels inclined and then make huge profits in being a public figure because he's royal. I am amazed that these two consider themselves so important and high profile that they can preach to the great unwashed about anything and everything. The palace probably thought to keep all the bullying and the rest out of public view and deal with it in house but there's been so much mud slinging they've decided to sling back.
I believe even Wallis Simpson and Edward shut up in the end let's hope these two 'get it' and just get on with some honest work and prove themselves,


because I must have missed 'all the work of last year'.

Last year she suffered a miscarriage. Knocks the stuffing out of most women emotionally, for months.  
BUT they still carried on with their charity work. Their latest donation was to Texas charities during their weather crisis.

And throughout last year's pandemic they delivered food parcels and emergency medical supplies to people queuing up for help.
In addition to making personal donations, they physically helped with the packing and distributing of food etc, at the warehouses.

They also assisted with the cooking in soup kitchens, for homeless people, the daily mail pics are out there.

Stayed long enough for a photo call each time. Giving donations isn't working unless its still done by writing a cheque.

Original Quill wrote:

Syl wrote:There was talk as far back as 2018 that she was bullying her own and other members of the royal families staff. People had made complaints but nothing was done about it at the time.
Was that because she was still quite popular with the British public, she was a bit of a free spirit  compared to Kate who was seen as rather head girlish and proper.

Or maybe it was because it's true.  They say you can't get good help these days.  

The fact is that the Royals are an institution, and so are their staffs.  If the Queen is going to assume Harry is a bastard, so is the staff...you betcha, darn tootin.  When you've got staff going around saying, fook it, do the dishes yerself, ya half-breed...you know you've got a staff problem.  

Not that old chestnut again Quill - really.

Vintage wrote: Stayed long enough for a photo call each time. Giving donations isn't working unless its still done by writing a cheque.

That's all they ever do, drive by and wave...

Vintage wrote: Stayed long enough for a photo call each time. Giving donations isn't working unless its still done by writing a cheque.

I was just replying to the bit where you said they hadn't done anything. They did plenty!
Your immediate response is to change the subject and find something else to grumble about lol - well that's up to you.

I didn't say they hadn't done anything at all - they haven't done much though and its hardly work.
They don't appear to do their 'homework' before an event or a talk.
Just don't get the spite or the grandeur.
I'm not saying the Royals do a day's work like digging up roads or doing a shift at Tesco's but on the whole they tend to be clued up when meeting people, especially the Queen and Princess Anne. Anne has 'worked' for charities for years bringing local and national focus on them she doesn't use every opportunity to talk about herself and how hard it all is when no one has asked her if she's ok.

Original Quill wrote:

Syl wrote:There was talk as far back as 2018 that she was bullying her own and other members of the royal families staff. People had made complaints but nothing was done about it at the time.
Was that because she was still quite popular with the British public, she was a bit of a free spirit  compared to Kate who was seen as rather head girlish and proper.

Or maybe it was because it's true.  They say you can't get good help these days.  

The fact is that the Royals are an institution, and so are their staffs.  If the Queen is going to assume Harry is a bastard, so is the staff...you betcha, darn tootin.  When you've got staff going around saying, fook it, do the dishes yerself, ya half-breed...you know you've got a staff problem.  

Syl wrote:

Original Quill wrote:When you've got staff going around saying, fook it, do the dishes yerself, ya half-breed...you know you've got a staff problem.  

That's the problem that no onw wants to face: the inner circle of the life with the Royals.

Syl wrote:

Original Quill wrote:

Or maybe it was because it's true.  They say you can't get good help these days.  

The fact is that the Royals are an institution, and so are their staffs.  If the Queen is going to assume Harry is a bastard, so is the staff...you betcha, darn tootin.  When you've got staff going around saying, fook it, do the dishes yerself, ya half-breed...you know you've got a staff problem.  

Welcome to my world.

Syl wrote:It's quite a crafty move by the palace.
People don't like bullies, and a female bully, much like a female drunk, arouses more distaste in many than a male one.

Meghan obviously did rub some people in her household up the wrong way when she crash-landed here. There was talk as far back as 2018 that she was bullying her own and other members of the royal families staff. People had made complaints but nothing was done about it at the time.
Was that because she was still quite popular with the British public, she was a bit of a free spirit  compared to Kate who was seen as rather head girlish and proper.

Times have changed, she has now backstabbed the whole royal way of life, which means she has  backstabbed Harrys family, especially his grandparents...that has to be a step too far.

The Royals must think that now is a good time to make public and investigate three year old complaints.
Tit for tat??

Perhaps the reason it's all coming to the investigation stage is that they have now formally and irrevocably left the Royal family. The Queen gave them a year to come back. Now, that deadline has gone.

Syl wrote:Though as these accusations came to light in 2018 I wonder why they are only being addressed (with lots of publicity) by the palace now....just days before the Oprah interview is aired both in the US and a day later in the UK?

Harry and Meghans antics are now being likened to Edward and Mrs Simpsons treachery.
A slight over exaggeration methinks.  

To be honest it could all just be a class of culture American Vs tradition based English monarchy.

JulesV wrote:

Vintage wrote:I don't understand any of this. If these two felt the Royal Family and its way of working wasn't for them and they wanted to strike out on their own fair enough I'm sure a way would have been found for them. They were given a number of options on how they wanted to live before the marriage, they chose a full on Royal job. Even if it didn't work out there are ways and means of doing things. There are other working royals with titles most don't use their titles a few do but they are not high profile as far as the general public know yet Harry seems to think he can turn up to Royal events as and when he feels inclined and then make huge profits in being a public figure because he's royal. I am amazed that these two consider themselves so important and high profile that they can preach to the great unwashed about anything and everything. The palace probably thought to keep all the bullying and the rest out of public view and deal with it in house but there's been so much mud slinging they've decided to sling back.
I believe even Wallis Simpson and Edward shut up in the end let's hope these two 'get it' and just get on with some honest work and prove themselves,


because I must have missed 'all the work of last year'.

Last year she suffered a miscarriage. Knocks the stuffing out of most women emotionally, for months.  
BUT they still carried on with their charity work. Their latest donation was to Texas charities during their weather crisis.

And throughout last year's pandemic they delivered food parcels and emergency medical supplies to people queuing up for help.
In addition to making personal donations, they physically helped with the packing and distributing of food etc, at the warehouses.

They also assisted with the cooking in soup kitchens, for homeless people, the daily mail pics are out there.

All the above is done quietly and behind the scenes with many wealthy people. What makes them so special in this respect?

HoratioTarr wrote:

JulesV wrote:
Last year she suffered a miscarriage. Knocks the stuffing out of most women emotionally, for months.  
BUT they still carried on with their charity work. Their latest donation was to Texas charities during their weather crisis.

And throughout last year's pandemic they delivered food parcels and emergency medical supplies to people queuing up for help.
In addition to making personal donations, they physically helped with the packing and distributing of food etc, at the warehouses.

They also assisted with the cooking in soup kitchens, for homeless people, the daily mail pics are out there.

All the above is done quietly and behind the scenes with many wealthy people.  

What makes them so special in this respect?  

I was simply replying to Vintage's comment that they did nothing (or next to nothing). I cited examples of stuff they did.
I wasn't making a point about them being special.  You are raising a different point to the one I was making.  
Btw, they may well do additional stuff behind the scenes too - we have no way of knowing.

Meghan says: ‘Feminism is about fairness.  The basic human right of being able to participate in the choices for your future.’

Perhaps shouldn't have worn those Saudi diamond earrings then?

HoratioTarr wrote:Meghan says: ‘Feminism is about fairness.  The basic human right of being able to participate in the choices for your future.’

Perhaps shouldn't have worn those Saudi diamond earrings then?

Is the earring thing part of the bullying ? Which is the title of this topic?
It was an ill judged decision and I hope she makes a remorseful statement about it in future.

I have never ever seen a single world leader or monarch stand up to any of the Saudi rulers in my lifetime.
But hey ho, once again let's all pretend that meghan is the first person who has ever failed to take a stance against them.

Syl wrote:It's quite a crafty move by the palace.
People don't like bullies, and a female bully, much like a female drunk, arouses more distaste in many than a male one.

Meghan obviously did rub some people in her household up the wrong way when she crash-landed here. There was talk as far back as 2018 that she was bullying her own and other members of the royal families staff. People had made complaints but nothing was done about it at the time.
Was that because she was still quite popular with the British public, she was a bit of a free spirit  compared to Kate who was seen as rather head girlish and proper.

Times have changed, she has now backstabbed the whole royal way of life, which means she has  backstabbed Harrys family, especially his grandparents...that has to be a step too far.

The Royals must think that now is a good time to make public and investigate three year old complaints.
Tit for tat??

The most I ever heard was that she had a habit of getting up at the crack of dawn everyday,  to start her yoga and various routines. Sometimes as early as 4am.
Obviously it was a strain on her personal attendants  who had no choice but to get up at the same time to help her prepare for the day ahead.

It would have driven me mad but I wouldn't call it outright bullying.
"Bullying" is an emotive buzzword and it's quite easy for hostile people - or opportunists seeking financial compensation - to spin her actions as bullying.

Korben wrote:

Syl wrote:Though as these accusations came to light in 2018 I wonder why they are only being addressed (with lots of publicity) by the palace now....just days before the Oprah interview is aired both in the US and a day later in the UK?

Harry and Meghans antics are now being likened to Edward and Mrs Simpsons treachery.
A slight over exaggeration methinks.  

To be honest it could all just be a class of culture American Vs tradition based English monarchy.

I have a feeling the bullying and emotional cruelty accusations, so far unspecified, will soon be made public.

I bet money will be changing hands soon enough.

Vintage wrote:I didn't say they hadn't done anything at all - they haven't done much though and its hardly work.
They don't appear to do their 'homework' before an event or a talk.
Just don't get the spite or the grandeur.
I'm not saying the Royals do a day's work like digging up roads or doing a shift at Tesco's but on the whole they tend to be clued up when meeting people, especially the Queen and Princess Anne. Anne has 'worked' for charities for years bringing local and national focus on them she doesn't use every opportunity to talk about herself and how hard it all is when

no one has asked her if she's ok.

Well guess what - maybe someone should have asked Autumn if she was ok?
Cos no one asked her either.
And now, Anne's family is about to disintegrate. It's a close knit family, they all live in the same compound.
Autumn (Anne's son's wife) is leaving.
You know it's serious when she could not even postpone divorce until her tiny kids get a bit older.

HoratioTarr wrote:Meghan says: ‘Feminism is about fairness.  The basic human right of being able to participate in the choices for your future.’

Perhaps shouldn't have worn those Saudi diamond earrings then?

Get real. Feminism has nothing to do with wealth and class values.

What has Autumn got to do with it, you only see or hear of them at family 'do's, they are hardly hounded by the press, they live their own lives - quietly, the grey suites and aides aren't around them. We don't know why the marriage didn't work out, some just don't.

I had to google who Autumn was, never heard of her.

I think Meghan came under fire for her self pitying "No one asks if I am OK" comments, because, she was just finishing a working 10 day tour of  S Africa, mixing with the extremely poor and disadvantaged.....especially disadvantaged are the young black women, a cause close to her heart.

Her own lavish lifestyle, contrasting so clearly with the people she had been posing with for 10 days previously, didn't really lend itself to her whinging on camera about how hard done to she was.

Interesting read...

https://www.ibtimes.com/meghan-markle-caught-giving-kate-middleton-evil-eye-harrys-wife-jealous-twitter-says-2936847



And here she is giving Kate the stink eye...

Tommy Monk wrote:
Interesting read...

https://www.ibtimes.com/meghan-markle-caught-giving-kate-middleton-evil-eye-harrys-wife-jealous-twitter-says-2936847

And here she is giving Kate the stink eye...

I don't see anything in that pic...fcs, she isn't even looking at Kate.  It appears she is looking where she steps so she doesn't trip.

The British press and Royal family are trying to do a smear job on Meghan and Harry, that's all.  "Stink eye" indeed...the only thing I see in your post, tommy, is your chosen adjective.  That pretty much proves my point about "smear job".

Vintage wrote:What has Autumn got to do with it, you only see or hear of them at family 'do's, they are hardly hounded by the press, they live their own lives - quietly, the grey suites and aides aren't around them. We don't know why the marriage didn't work out, some just don't.

She's got EVERYTHING to do with it cos you were trying to dismiss the statement "are you ok" as touchy-feely namby pamby woke nonsense. People asking  ''are you ok''...  is the opposite of them being cold. Diana specifically complained of coldness in that family and even tho the family looks after royal brides very well financially, these brides often feel neglected emotionally.

Yes, Anne can be given as an example of someone who works very hard. But she cannot be paraded as an example of someone whose family life is perfect. There is strife and turmoil in all families, even the shiny, happy perfect-looking ones like Anne's. She lived in a compound together with ALL her children and their own families - all 3 generations together.

Then bang, this happens out of nowhere. Divorce. And a seemingly 'perfect, tight-knit family' breaks up.

Syl wrote:I had to google who Autumn was, never heard of her.

I think Meghan came under fire for her self pitying "No one asks if I am OK" comments, because, she was just finishing a working 10 day tour of  S Africa, mixing with the extremely poor and disadvantaged.....especially disadvantaged are the young black women, a cause close to her heart.

Her own lavish lifestyle, contrasting so clearly with the people she had been posing with for 10 days previously, didn't really lend itself to her whinging on camera about how hard done to she was.

That's because the press is not as obsessed with that side of the family, as they are with Prince Charles descedants who are in direct line to the throne.

Nevertheless Autumn is a central figure in the RF. She is always on the balcony and is always seen going to church with the Queen and co.

I really enjoy looking at royal frocks & hats and making threads about their fashion hence I notice Autumn's presence -and she is always around. She dresses well, but not so flamboyantly that she'd stand out.

Original Quill wrote:

Tommy Monk wrote:
Interesting read...

https://www.ibtimes.com/meghan-markle-caught-giving-kate-middleton-evil-eye-harrys-wife-jealous-twitter-says-2936847

And here she is giving Kate the stink eye...

I don't see anything in that pic...fcs, she isn't even looking at Kate.  It appears she is looking where she steps so she doesn't trip.

The British press and Royal family are trying to do a smear job on Meghan and Harry, that's all.  "Snake eye" indeed...the only thing I see in your post, tommy, is your chosen adjective.  That pretty much proves my point about "smear job".

You need to zoom in on to her eyes... She was not looking down... She was giving the stink eye right at the back of Kate's head...


And you can see her flash that death stare many times in other clips too...


I'd never seen or heard of her until Harry had hooked up with her .. and I don't really care about any of it all.

I dont think you can tell much from a still photo.
I do think watching videos, even though a person may be on their best behaviour, often body language can be a huge giveaway.

Melania Trump was one example of a smiling wife (though that smile seldom reached her eyes when she was with her husband) plus she often avoided eye contact with him, and her body language was stiff and stilted when she was by his side.

Tommy Monk wrote:

Original Quill wrote:

I don't see anything in that pic...fcs, she isn't even looking at Kate.  It appears she is looking where she steps so she doesn't trip.

The British press and Royal family are trying to do a smear job on Meghan and Harry, that's all.  "Snake eye" indeed...the only thing I see in your post, tommy, is your chosen adjective.  That pretty much proves my point about "smear job".

You need to zoom in on to her eyes... She was not looking down... She was giving the stink eye right at the back of Kate's head...

And you can see her flash that death stare many times in other clips too...

I'd never seen or heard of her until Harry had hooked up with her .. and I don't really care about any of it all.

She is looking down to where she steps, arms back to provide balance, as she secures herself in the crowd.  Had she indeed tripped, y'all would be calling her clumsy, and not up to Royal standards.  

I swear tommy, that's the most contorted description of a perfectly innocent picture I've ever witnessed.  If this is what it is like to live among Royal snakes, I don't blame Meghan and Harry for seeking not just another country, but another continent.

And...they're Germans, ewww...not even good, solid, British stock (except Harry)...if you wanna be snotty.  Maybe they have a collective inferiority complex, for which they feel they must compensate.  The last time the British had a foreign dynasty, they had the decency to come from France.    Hanover is about the size and significance of a cornfield in the USA.

i opened that image in a new tab and zoomed in

honestly i don't think she was looking at Kate at all but something in front that we can't see.

when you zoom in you get a clearer perspective and meghans eyes would have been shifted to her left to look at Kate.

gelico wrote:


i opened that image in a new tab and zoomed in

honestly i don't think she was looking at Kate at all but something in front that we can't see.

when you zoom in you get a clearer perspective and meghans eyes would have been shifted to her left to look at Kate.

Hi gels ..... I enjoy arguing the toss, on royal issues ....  but sometimes I see stuff that's too ludicrous to even be worthy of me commenting,  so I just ignore it.

A still photo reflects just ONE millisecond in time.  Hostile people - or newspaper editors looking for clickbait stuff - can always find still pics that support whatever narrative they are desperately trying to promote.

Plus we have all seen the tricks with deceptive camera angles (remember that one about poor Prince Edward being falsely accused of pointing his gun around recklessly near his son when they were out shooting grouse? Turned out it was a fake PHOTOSHOP)

There was also that election propaganda vid cobbled together in such an embarrassingly amateur way, making Hillary Clinton look like she was repeatedly jerking ie  ''proof''  that she suffers epileptic seizures.

The level of obsession and shrill hysteria in the media/press against this girl is now epic, ....... leaving some neutral people wondering if it's to cover up bad news elsewhere?

Is it to divert attention from certain other things?  


My own theory FWIW is that people can sense that the monarchy is slowly coming to a natural end - so royal fanatics are looking for a convenient hate figure (ie Meghan) that will unite people and make everyone defensively get behind the monarchy.


We all love the monarchy, the pomp & glamour, etc. But whipping up so much hatred on one person, is not the answer, imo. >>

Show me a perfect family, no one is. People fall out, people cheat, people divorce.
Nothing has been said about Peter and Autumn other than they are divorcing, although she is Canadian, she is remaining in the UK. She and the girls will stay in the marital home and Peter is to live in another house on the estate. If she was bullied and cold shouldered I imagine she would have gone well before now on the first plane to Canada. They are reported to be still friends, there is apparently no animosity, they've been married for 12 years, so at least she gave it a good try. For all their faults Andrew and Fergie managed to parent pretty decent daughters while divorced.

I think the royals, led by the queen, have been very restrained so far in dealing with Harry and Meghan.
The couple have caused a lot of controvesy since they married, but the giving of interviews, complaining about how they have been treated, has to be a blow for Harrys family.

Till the interview is aired, the extent of the whinging wont be known, but Meghan does seem determined to cause an even bigger rift between them.

She complains about lies told about her....but I doubt those lies came from 'The Firm'. Her angst seems to be directed at the wrong people.

Syl wrote:I think the royals, led by the queen, have been very restrained so far in dealing with Harry and Meghan.
The couple have caused a lot of controvesy since they married, but the giving of interviews, complaining about how they have been treated, has to be a blow for Harrys family.

What's to "deal" with? They're off in California now, and not a problem to the UK. As Taylor Swift says:

Original Quill wrote:

Syl wrote:I think the royals, led by the queen, have been very restrained so far in dealing with Harry and Meghan.
The couple have caused a lot of controvesy since they married, but the giving of interviews, complaining about how they have been treated, has to be a blow for Harrys family.

What's to "deal" with?  They're off in California now, and not a problem to the UK.  As Taylor Swift says:

The royals have always had a way of dealing with their detractors....and I bet sometimes they wish they could still lop off the heads of their opponents.

In more recent times their motto was always ... 'never complain never explain', that worked a lot better than the washing dirty linen in public the younger ones seem to have adopted nowadays.

Syl wrote:In more recent times their motto was always ... 'never complain never explain', that worked a lot better than the washing dirty linen in public the younger ones seem to have adopted nowadays.

That's my point. The finish to that saying is: 'never complain, never explain...they'll only use it against you'. So, why say anything at all?

Original Quill wrote:

Syl wrote:In more recent times their motto was always ... 'never complain never explain', that worked a lot better than the washing dirty linen in public the younger ones seem to have adopted nowadays.

That's my point.  The finish to that saying is: 'never complain, never explain...they'll only use it against you'.  So, why say anything at all?

Well Oprah would have a pretty boring show if Meghan followed that mantra.

Syl wrote:

Original Quill wrote:

That's my point.  The finish to that saying is: 'never complain, never explain...they'll only use it against you'.  So, why say anything at all?

Well Oprah would have a pretty boring show if Meghan followed that mantra.

She has a pretty boring show anyway.

Maddog wrote:

Syl wrote:

Well Oprah would have a pretty boring show if Meghan followed that mantra.

She has a pretty boring show anyway.

As far as I know her show isn't shown regularly on TV here anymore.
She used to be OK, cant stand her now, though I probably will watch this edition that's being aired here on ITV on Monday night.

For once, I agree with Red.

Original Quill wrote:For once, I agree with Red.

I haven’t had the time to read all the comments of my esteemed fellow Newsfix members on this subject, for which I apologise, but here are my views on the current controversy which, I understand,could make me very unpopular. At least here, unlike sewer media like Twitter, I am most unlikely to receive death threats!

Megan was, and is, a B-list celebrity who had aspirations to rise above the restrictions of her natural status and talents and into the ranks of A-list celebrities. Marrying into the British Royal Family presented her with the perfect opportunity of doing so.

This damn woman is now as big a threat to the Royal family and its thousand years of history and tradition as was her fellow American Wallis Simpson who was the root cause of a constitutional crisis and the abdication of King Edward VIII.

Personally I am devastated about the impact and effect on Harry, for whom I hold the greatest of respect. Anyone, royal or commoner, who sits in the cockpit seat of an Apache combat helicopter as it flies into “hot” battle conditions possesses guts and bravery that are unimaginable to the rest of us.

My own view is that the marriage will not last. I give it two years ar the most.

Sadly, such events are hardly unknown in the royal family.