Links - 2nd May 2020 (1) (Meghan Markle)

Prince Harry and Meghan Markle cast out: couple to stop using HRH titles as Royal Family severs ties - "The Duke and Duchess of Sussex will no longer use their HRH titles or formally represent the Queen, Buckingham Palace has announced as the Royal Family severed all official ties with the couple.A seismic statement following days of frantic negotiations, revealed that the Sussexes' departure from public life would be much more dramatic than previously thought.The couple will repay the £2.4mllion of taxpayer’s money used to refurbish Frogmore Cottage, their Windsor home, and will pay commercial rent on the property, which they will continue to use as their UK family base... As they will no longer be working members of the Royal Family, the Sussexes will not receive public funds for royal duties and the Duke has been forced to give up his much cherished official military appointments.Aides revealed that the couple will spend the majority of their time in north America and will be free to earn their own money however they see fit. Royal sources also admitted that the couple, who will be styled as Harry, Duke of Sussex and Meghan, Duchess of Sussex, may yet have to give up their Sussex Royal branding... A statement released by Buckingham Palace at 6.30pm on Saturday laid bare the magnitude of the couple’s split from the Royal Family, making clear that they were not being allowed to adopt the “half in, half out” approach they had wanted... The Queen had made it clear she wanted the issue dealt with “at pace" and within days rather than weeks, keen to ensure the furore surrounding her grandson and his American wife did not overshadow royal duties.Having been left blindsided by the Sussexes’ sudden revelation that they wanted to “step back” from their royal duties, she moved quickly to assert her authority and minimise the ensuing chaos, despite her private devastation... The couple will still receive “private financial support” from the Prince of Wales... Christopher Wilson, a royal historian, said the Queen's "sweet" statement hid her "bitterness, disappointment and hurt", saying Prince Harry had taken a "wrecking-call to the Royal Family's global reputation for duty and service". "The damage he's done is colossal and can only be evaluated slowly in the coming days""

Royal Fans Notice How Meghan Markle Quits Everything After Two Years -- Could Divorcing Prince Harry Be Next? - "One of the first indicators of how someone will act in a relationship comes from looking at their dating history. Meghan made history in the royal family because she was welcomed in even though she’d been married once before.Comparing one marriage to another is almost impossible. But it is very interesting that Meghan was married to her first husband, Trevor Engelson, for just shy of two years before divorcing after 23 months of marriage. Instead of a seven-year itch, Meghan decided to move on after a shorter stint.After divorcing Engelson, Meghan dated chef Cory Vitiello for — you guessed it — two years. Then she met Harry. After around two years of dating, Prince Harry and Meghan made it official by tying the knot on May 19, 2018... It hasn’t even been two years since the wedding, but already fans are noticing Meghan getting antsy. She had her engagement ring redesigned about two years after Prince Harry gave it to her in November 2017. By the end of 2019, Meghan had swapped out the plain band for a diamond-studded option... in early 2020, almost exactly two years since Meghan became a main player in the British royal family, she and Prince Harry made the shocking decision to relinquish their HRH titles and give up their roles as senior working royals... following along this pattern of Meghan abandoning major decisions after two years, it’s perfectly natural to wonder if her marriage will suffer the same fate.There are plenty of stories of Meghan ghosting friends after two years... Both Harry and Meghan have divorced parents which makes them statistically more likely to divorce themselves"

Queen 'bans Meghan Markle and Prince Harry from using Sussex Royal brand'
Maybe Buzzfeed will do an article blaming this on racism

Meghan Markle, Prince Harry insist the Queen doesn't own the word 'royal' - "Prince Harry and Meghan Markle laid bare their hostility with Buckingham Palace — by insisting that neither Queen Elizabeth nor the UK Government owns the word “royal” internationally. Hours after the Duke and Duchess of Sussex confirmed on Friday they would not go ahead with their planned “Sussex Royal” brand after The Queen put a stop to it, they posted an extraordinary statement on their website insisting they still had the right to the word “royal.”... The new statement from the couple, who are continuing to move forward with their plan to step down as senior royals, indicated that negotiations were tense with Buckingham Palace over the terms of their departure from the Royal Family on March 31st.Saying their “preference” had been to “continue to represent and support Her Majesty The Queen albeit in a more limited capacity,” they appeared to complain they had been treated differently to other members of the family and hinted at their regret they had not received all the concessions they had hoped for."
On reflection, it shouldn't be surprising that if you marry an actress you get drama. Her history of personal drama aside
I saw this Marxist who a while back was insisting that the tabloids were making up stories about how she was trouble

'They've lost all perspective': Palace insider blasts Prince Harry and Meghan Markle for 'sniping' at Queen over 'Royal' branding - but admit her aides were not 'unduly surprised' - "The Duke and Duchess of Sussex were accused yesterday of 'losing all sense of perspective' after making an extraordinary online 'swipe' at the Queen and other royals... The lengthy statement contained what appear to be references to other royals, including the Duke and Duchess of Cambridge, Princess Beatrice, Princess Eugenie and the Earl and Countess of Wessex. There was also a thinly veiled attack on the British media, who they feel have been unfairly critical of their actions... Prince Edward and his wife Sophie were also initially permitted to pursue their own careers outside of the Royal Family, running a film production company and PR firm respectively.But both were dogged by claims they were trading on and profiting from their royal status, and after a string of scandals were forced to quit their day jobs and become full-time working royals instead, which they have done successfully and without complaint.Over the weekend, Harry and Meghan faced widespread criticism for their statement, with one royal expert calling the comments spiteful.Tom Bower, who wrote a biography of Prince Charles, added: 'The comments smack of spiteful fury. I fear it will get worse.'Ingrid Seward, editor-in-chief of Majesty magazine, said: 'It appears to be a gratuitous and ungracious swipe at the Queen. It is kind of saying, 'By the way we know we can use royal if we want to'.'The Queen is doing everything she can to keep the peace, but the Sussexes believe the Royal Family is against them. The more you read it, the nastier it appears.'...  the great 'Sussex Royal' adventure now looks more like the retreat from Dunkirk?And why, given their evident concern about retaining their royal status, have the Duke and Duchess of Sussex shown such disrespect for the person from whom that status descends – the Queen?... Any requests for 'royal' designation in Canada, for example, must be sent to the Governor-General's Office at – wait for it – 1 Sussex Drive, Ottawa.The statement also neglects the fact that there is another player in this saga, namely the Secretary of State for Business, currently Alok Sharma, who has jurisdiction over 'royal' names for 'any type of business' under the Companies Act of 2006.Similarly, all royal trademarks fall under the Paris Convention for the Protection of Industrial Property of 1883.Yesterday, I consulted a top commercial lawyer at an international law firm with offices in the UK and US.Her verdict: 'Signatories to the Paris Convention are required to use reasonable efforts to enforce the trademark legislation of other signatory nation states, giving overseas effect to national protective laws.For example, the US signed the convention back in 1887 and Canada in 1923, so the UK could take steps to challenge the use of 'Sussex Royal' on websites and branding there.'"

Canada to stop paying Harry and Meghan's security - "A public opinion poll released in January by the non-profit Angus Reid Institute indicated that 73% of Canadians had no interest in paying any of the costs for security and other expenditures associated with their relocation."

Meghan Markle news: Duchess 'terrified' as she and Harry run out of funds ahead of Megxit - ""This debt is a blow to their ambitious plan to become freewheeling billionaires in the world."Meghan is terrified that her dreams of being a Hollywood queen will be destroyed by this financial nightmare and she is insisting that Harry make a move and resolve the crisis."The insider however noted the lack of previous working experience could make the search for a new job difficult for the Duke of Sussex... "The big problem is that Harry has no marketable skills, has never had a real job."He does not have a university degree nor does he know a second language. He only has military training."Harry has given up on real life for his rebellious American wife, but his sacrifice is exploding in his face."Their marriage is tense, they could be at a breaking point.""

Harry and Meghan: ‘Let us home, we were wrong!’ - "“They realised they’re facing a harsh new reality - surviving as ordinary folks who have to work for a living,” a well-placed palace insider reportedly told Globe.“They’ve been living in a fantasy world fuelled by money-hungry Meghan. She convinced henpecked Harry they could take the world by storm and make mega-millions if they ditched the royals.”"

Prince Harry may quit hunting over Meghan's dislike of sport, says conservationist friend - "The British primatologist Dame Jane Goodall believes the Duke of Sussex will give up hunting because of his wife’s dislike for the sport, and thinks he has been finding life “a bit challenging” since the couple moved to North America.Goodall, 86, a friend of the pair who has been a guest at their Frogmore Cottage home in Windsor, said in an interview with the Radio Times that Harry and his brother, the Duke of Cambridge, were champions of the natural world – “except they hunt and shoot”... Goodall has a good relationship with Harry, who interviewed her for the special edition of British Vogue guest-edited by Meghan."
Presumably the anti-racists can't dismiss Jane Goodall, who has said this publicly

Exclusive: Prince Harry misses the Army and tells friends his life has been turned upside down - "The Duke of Sussex has told friends he “cannot believe” what has happened in recent months and that he misses the Army... After Harry and Meghan announced they were stepping down as senior royals in January, the Duke was forced to relinquish his roles as Captain General Royal Marines, Honorary Air Commandant, RAF Honington and Commodore-in-Chief, Small Ships and Diving, Royal Naval Command."
Damn racism, forcing him to marry a toxic woman!

Meghan Markle news: Duchess refused to live in US with Trump –'He's got his revenge' - ""She also said at one point she would never live in America as long as Donald Trump was President which is fantastic news for him because he's been able to get his revenge by putting that tweet out about not paying for it."Royal expert Charles Ray added: "Again, she said I'm never going back to America to live there while he's President."Let's not forget when he came over here she used some very lame excuse not to turn up to his state banquet."Look, if you are a working member of the Royal Family, unfortunately, you've got to entertain some people you may not like... President Donald Trump said on Sunday that the United States would not pay for security protection for Britain's Prince Harry and his wife, Meghan, who, according to media reports, have settled in Los Angeles... Canada said it would no longer provide security once the couple were no longer working members of the British Royal Family.The couple had been living for several months with their son, Archie, on Vancouver Island in Canada."

Meghan Markle loses first stage of battle with newspaper over publication of private letter to her father - "Meghan Markle has lost the first stage in a legal battle against Associated Newspapers after the High Court in London ruled to strike out part of her privacy case.The Duchess of Sussex is contesting a number of articles from February 2019 – two in The Mail on Sunday and three by MailOnline – in which the contents of a private letter to her estranged father were published."