How do you feel about Prince Harry stepping aside from royal duties?

He made the mistake of marrying a yankee!

LOL

It’s over for him!

Ya don’t mess with the (royal) family!!!

PrinceNotAlbert wrote:

I think the royals are idiotic and they ALL should step aside and the government of the UK should not give any financial support for any of them nor for their homes.

That being said IF you are going to keep the money and title, you keep up with your 90 whole days of royal duties, otherwise- abdicate.

It's like the mob, you're either in or you're out.

Interesting stuff:

Also, good for him. They apparently want to eventually become independent. I think they needed to work all that out first before this announcement.

Alan

Typical lazy frickin Millennial

I think it's a bit ridiculous how he and his wife are acting like they are victims. They are some of the most privileged people in the word. Harry was born into it so I guess you can feel some sympathy for him as he literally had no choice,but Meghan married into it. So some people say bad stuff about them in the press or online? Doesn't that come with the territory?

Now essentially they want to just be celebrities? I don't see how the press attention gets any less.

He is only someone because he is a royal. Now he wants half in and half out. Essentially he wants to cash in on his likeness but shirk the responsibility of being a formal royal? Is that right? If that's the case, then he needs to pay 100% for everything. His house, his security, etc.

He'll still be the grandson/son/brother of the monarch.

Aren't they really saying "we want to be celebrities, not royals?"

PrinceNotAlbert wrote:

I think the royals are idiotic and they ALL should step aside and the government of the UK should not give any financial support for any of them nor for their homes.

That being said IF you are going to keep the money and title, you keep up with your 90 whole days of royal duties, otherwise- abdicate.

It's like the mob, you're either in or you're out.

It seems to me that their support is but a fraction of their actual revenue made off their land holdings. (See above)

You own the land. You make the money.

Alan

Basically. I guess they have some independent venture they are trying to get rolling.

I think both sides are stupid.

If they wanted independence then get something worked out first with the crown. Then transition away from duties at the same time reducing the grant he gets over the course of say 5 years.

He didn't. So he's getting his hand slapped by the queen.

Don't worry, I'm an expert because I watch The Crown :) :P

Alan

Royals are truly useless and anachronistic and the biggest welfare bums on this planet, good on him for realizing that. All royals should abdicate, people would get over it quickly.

Don't be jealous just because his trust fund is larger than yours.

It’s high time this shower of freeloading, benefit scroungers, aka the royal family, were abolished and resigned to history.

All this fawning and bu£t kissing is nauseating by fellow celebrities and the press.

As a tax payer, I resent funding their bs lifestyle age being told that they’re good ambassadors for the U.K.

It’s hogwash and only the establishment keeps these parasites in power.

While we’re at it, get rid of the House of Lords also as this is another establishment riddled with thieves and spongers.

Proof positive that the Brits are just as shallow and racist as Americans. If Harry wed a high born white girl like he was supposed to, the tabloids would largely ignore him.

She wants to work again, he wants to do something more meaningful than attending shopping mall openings and uttering dull platitudes at groundbreaking ceremonies for new council flats. Privileged? Yes! But they also seem bored out of their minds and tired of the tabloid press analyzing their every move (Meghan Wears Green Hat and Dress to Grand Opening of New Tesco in Milton Keynes! Proof Positive that she HATES the Queen and is Jealous of Kate!!!)

The *only* reason the Royal Family has any problems with Meghan Markle is because she's half black. Period.

Not familiar with the monarchal system. What are royal duties? Do they create jobs or protect the country from enemies? Who votes for them? And who will they nominate to replace him for his job?

Trolero's Troll wrote:

The *only* reason the Royal Family has any problems with Meghan Markle is because she's half black. Period.

Yeah, it can't have anything to do with the fact that she can't get along with literally anyone in her life, including her own family.

What do I feel? Offhand, I can't think of anything less worth spending my time thinking about.

Used to like and admire him for his charitable efforts. But now I’ve turned on him.

They waited to ‘step aside’ until after England paid $5 million equivalent to renovate their main home.

Still draw a $6 million annual stipend. Well that is gonna stop. The half-ebony Yank might have to call up Howie Mandel and beg to start turning over tiles again on Who Wants to be a Millionaire.

I dig the Queen though.

Philip and William are both wankers though.

I feel that MM is in Santa Monica as I type.

If she truly left England to go to Canada in January, she's truly insane.

Portland Hobby Jogger wrote:

Proof positive that the Brits are just as shallow and racist as Americans. If Harry wed a high born white girl like he was supposed to, the tabloids would largely ignore him.

She wants to work again, he wants to do something more meaningful than attending shopping mall openings and uttering dull platitudes at groundbreaking ceremonies for new council flats. Privileged? Yes! But they also seem bored out of their minds and tired of the tabloid press analyzing their every move (Meghan Wears Green Hat and Dress to Grand Opening of New Tesco in Milton Keynes! Proof Positive that she HATES the Queen and is Jealous of Kate!!!)

I don't get the racism claim. If Harry married a white woman (I didn't know Meghan was "black" btw for a long time) who was a tv star with a big social media presence who liked being a celebrity I think the press would be all over her too.

Do you not remember Princess Diana? As white as you get and the press hounded her to her death in Harry's view so I don't think the racism claim holds up.

Britain is a lot whiter than America and British soccer seems way more "racist" than America if you can measure racism by what fans do at games, but then you harp on America like we're at the bottom of the barrel.

We're a pretty diverse place and we had a black president for 8 years.