Why Doesn't This Couple Just Ditch Their Royal Status And Live Out Of The Limelight, As A Self Earning Private Couple?

[anotheoldgit]

https://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-7429359/Prince-Harry-Meghan-Markle-ditch-Queens-invite-travel-Balmoral.html

[andy-hughes]

Mozz - // Cant someone explain why people feel such anger and resentment towards them? //

Anyone in the public eye, for whatever reason, is doomed to have a persona created for them by the media.

Depending on the status of the individual, and vitally, the prevailing mood of the readership, this will be tailored to fit. By 'tailored to fit', I mean a combination of spin, ruthless editing, and occasionally simply presenting gossip and rumour as facts.

For example, if you are a target of the Mail, whose readership is middle-class gossipy racist snobs, then poor Ms Markle is going to get the rough end of the stick. Thus the media position that Harry and Meghan are 'snubbing' the Queen about Balmoral, which is highly unlikely, as is the 'reason' for them declining an invite, that their baby is too small to travel.

If you someone like Katie Price, then someone in OK! Magazine will be re-inventing you to the point where you simply don't recognise who they are writing about.

The reality is, we get the media we deserve - the trick is to be aware of why they write what they write - the veracity of it can largely be ignored.

[retrocop]

//For example, if you are a target of the Mail, whose readership is middle-class gossipy racist snobs, //

Wow. After that sweeping generalisation and exercise in name calling what rag do you recommend in your wisdom? The Ty Bach Trumpet no doubt.!

[Mamyalynne]

Pixie, no it wouldn't stop there - there'd be article on article on how they had snubbed the Nation. blah etc and so on.

Mozz, build em up and knock em down - a popular hobby for some.

[hereIam]

I was a fan of Harry and Meghan until they used a pile of taxpayers money to upgrade one of their many homes, which they will probably spend very little time in ! They unashamededly use the public purse in this way and then insist on acting like 'private' people, but they are not private, they belong to the British Royal Family and if they are going to use our money then they should allow us glimpses of their child and stop keeping things like the names of the baby's godparents secret (although I must admit, that didn't bother me) ! Kate and William do it right and have the majority of the public's love and respect because of it. We saw all the lovely pics of Charlotte on her first day at school and it was a delight to see (for me anyway). Will Harry and Meghan do this ?? I doubt it very much. If they want to be private, go away and live a private life then, give up the many Royal privileges they are in receipt of and provide for themselves and their family. Makes sense to me.

[andy-hughes]

retrocop - // Wow. After that sweeping generalisation and exercise in name calling what rag do you recommend in your wisdom? //

Any of them, or none of them, whatever.

I would only ever counsel people to be aware of the media's agenda, which is less to report the news, than to sell papers / secure viewers, and read and watch with that consideration at the front of their minds.

[woofgang]

yup. The "reason" for newspapers is to make money by selling advertising or sales space.