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Should Meghan be extradited and placed at Her Majesty's Pleasure in The Tower of London ?

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Adaydreambeliever · 56-60, F
No, but I do feel it was a) insensitive timing with Harry's grandfather in hospital and the pandemic and b) that if they want anonymity they should just get on with it and quit publicising themselves..
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RodionRomanovitch · 56-60, M
@Adaydreambeliever But without publicity they have no way of supporting themselves. It's a catch 22.
@Adaydreambeliever Apparently the “firm” cut off their security and told the media where they were.
Adaydreambeliever · 56-60, F
@RodionRomanovitch Not true.. they can earn a living and said they would.. Most celebs don't earn a living by going on Oprah.. I wish them luck earning their living.. I for one wish that this hadn't happened and they'd been able to stay here..
@Adaydreambeliever It was said at the onset that they weren’t being paid for the interview. And unless things have changed since the interview, I will believe what they actually said on-camera about his money.
Adaydreambeliever · 56-60, F
@bijouxbroussard
It was said at the onset that they weren’t being paid for the interview.
OK but just to say.. I never said they were being paid.. I said that one doesn't have to publicise themselves on Oprah to earn a living.. that was in response to Rodion's comments that they needed to do this.. - I pointed to the bad timing..
PS re the firm.. just stating here.. the UK people pay for security.. we pay it.. the decision was not made by the royals.. However, it is true to say that if they no longer work for the UK in their paid role, and if they chose to leave the royal family and give up that heritage.. then I am afraid the UK public would not want to pay for their security.. if they come back yes we pay.. other wise no. .Would you be happy to pay?
@Adaydreambeliever They kept referring to something called “the firm” (are you familiar with that ? I wasn’t). Apparently that’s who makes a lot of the decisions on protocol, and who determines what information goes to the press. Meghan said they informed her that because Archie would never have a title, he would not have the protection they provide to the royals. Then in Canada they were told that Harry’s security was being withdrawn as well. Her point was that she was especially concerned about Harry’s security because there are still occasional death threats and danger to him as a prince.
Adaydreambeliever · 56-60, F
@bijouxbroussard Yes we have all heard of the firm. It's supposedly made up of influential advisors and courtiers - they regularly disapprove of and give bad advice from what I gather.. Cite Diana, Fergie and others.
I am not convinced that's correct.. Harry had security, she had security because of Harry and their child would too.. It's likely that it would have been to a lesser extent because Archie would be further away from in line for succession. But that decision would be made by the government.. As security and the wages of the Royals comes from the tax payer.
If they were duke and duchess of Sussex, surely their children would get titled too? Not sure about that?

This is only my opinion but I think it's right that if they choose to walk away from their jobs and because of that they lose their titles, and they move to another country.. WE the taxpayer don't want to have to pay for their protection. I just don't see why we should.. they are welcome to hire their own protection with their own money they make or have. If they stayed in the UK they would have security.. that's without question because they had that.. so if truly worried about Harry then they'd be better of here where they'd have protection
@Adaydreambeliever Wouldn’t they be entitled to that protection if they lived anyplace within the Commonwealth ? I don’t think they’d expect it once they moved to the US, but Canada is still under Elizabeth II.
Adaydreambeliever · 56-60, F
@bijouxbroussard No because the protection is not just because of who they are.. it's because they work for the UK.. they are paid to do that.. and if they walk away from the job, as they have.. then no, we aren't going to pay for them. It's their choice, one might say they felt they had no choice but they did have a choice.

The thing is.. if they were still working for the firm.. then the British tax payer would pay for protection wherever they went in terms of visiting.. but not if they left the country and were no longer doing the work they were paid to do.. .. that's how it works. but as they stepped away the British tax payer don't want to have to pay to protect them.. I guess we have to remember.. that this isn't the Queen's decision.. it's not like the royal family are punishing them.. it's the Government's decision and the British people don't want to pay for people who have chosen to go live anywhere else. As a Royal the deal is they live here and work for the country and that's why they are paid.

If the Royal family want to pay from their own pocket that's up to them. but they aren't working for us now and they chose to leave it.