The Queen Invites Harry And Meghan + Family To Balmoral

[Hazlinny]

? Extending the Olive branch

[barry1010]

Grandmother enjoys grandson and family to her holiday home, nothing unusual there

[Bobbisox1]

Tsk,tsk twice in the same thread,I must give myself a slap Barry :0))))

[Ken4155]

"Ken, something to stop him selling his story to the highest bidder."

But what could she offer him to prevent that, Bobs? She can't just say, "Here, ginge, sign this bit of paper before i pop my clogs."

Well, she could, but i doubt he'd sign anything unless it were to his advantage. And, quite right, imho. He has mouths to feed.

[Bobbisox1]

And hardly short of a Bob or two in his own right what with interviews and books and that without what his late mother left him

[naomi24]

Yes, and those reporters get pretty ravenous.

[pastafreak]

It's wrong to make assumptions about what he actually has.
I wish both sides well and hope they can reach out as a family.

[naomi24]

‘Reaching out’ is commendable - but can they trust him - or her - not to blab to the press. I wouldn’t. Nothing worse than disloyalty within families.

[FatticusInch]

I doubt he has much choice in anything, it’s his puppet-mas….sorry, wife who tells what he can and can’t do, or is that just my perception?

[andy-hughes]

I see parallels between Harry, Andrew, and Edward VII.

All are, or were, academically dim, self-obsessed, thin-skinned, over-entitled bores who were far too convinced of their own innate fabulousness, and would accept nothing less than their word being the only word.

It's possible to add the ruinous effect of their mutual wives, who instead of doing what wives the world over do, when men get silly and above themselves, which is. laugh and bring them back to earth sharpish, the three ladies have indulged their husbands' appalling arrogance and dreadful behaviour, convincing them even more how wonderfully correct they are in a world where everyone else is wrong.

Now the Queen loves her family, and the monarchy, and may see this as a chance to mend some bridges before she hands over to Charles, and that is entirely commensurate with her roles as the matriarch of the family, and the monarch of the nation.

I wish her well, although i fear that Harry is a lost cause because he either has bad advice, and pays too much attention to it, or good advice which he ignores.

The ends result is a young man of great wealth and entitlement who seems hell-bent on trying to convince the world how poorly done-to he is, with resounding failure.

I doubt he will swallow his pride and his arrogance and listen to someone who has forgotten more wisdom and experience than he would know in a dozen lifetimes.

We can hope ...

[naomi24]

^Edward VIII.

[tomus42]

They are probably trying to head off what's going to come out in his book.

[jno]

probably going to give them a few legal tips

https://www.theguardian.com/uk-news/2022/jul/14/queen-immunity-british-laws-private-property

[naomi24]

Tom Bowyer has just published a book about them which, from the reviews I’ve read, is pretty critical. It will be interesting to see if they sue.

[andy-hughes]

naomi- // ^Edward VIII. //

Apologies, and thanks for the correction.

[andy-hughes]

Jura - // Good job Price Philip is not here, Megan may have been next in line for a 'tragic accident'. //

You shouldn't believe conspiracy theories.

The notion that Philip had Diana murdered is somewhat contradicted by written evidence that he was close to her, and tried hard to support her during her marriage break-up.

[Paigntonian]

Sounds like PR to me. Who cares anyway?

[ToraToraTora]

jura: "I doubt the Queen had a choice." - what a crass comment, she's the Queen of course she had a choice.

[tomus42]

I doubt the Queen has made a decision since 1955 other than what she wants for breakfast. That's the nature of the monarchy.