It remains to be seen after all this time if Brexit in the U.K. will actually result in a clearn break from European Union regulatory entanglements. A Megxit deal has been quickly struck, however, according to two carefully crafted, conciliatory statements from Queen Elizabeth and Buckingham Palace today. This development is a follow-up to a family meeting that occurred on Monday.
“The announcement tonight marks the conclusion of talks about their future after days of wrangling with senior members of the family and royal aides to thrash out a deal. It effectively means Harry and Meghan have got their wish to pursue an independent life in North America where they can set their own agenda and make money how they choose. However, they have pledged to ‘uphold the Queen’s values’,” the Daily Mail explained.
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From Reuters about Mr. and Mrs. Markle:
“Prince Harry and his wife Meghan will no longer be working members of Britain’s monarchy and they will pay their own way in life as they embark on an independent future, Buckingham Palace said on Saturday. They will also no longer use their ‘Royal Highness’ titles, the palace said in an announcement that sought to end turmoil in the monarchy sparked earlier this month when the couple announced they wanted to reduce their official duties and spend more time in North America.The queen and senior family members met last week to discuss the situation and have been in ‘constructive and friendly’ discussions with officials on how this stepping back would work in practice for Harry, 35, and his American wife, former actress Meghan, 38…
“Harry will remain a prince and the couple will keep their titles of Duke and Duchess of Sussex as they begin a new life split between North America and Britain, but they will not take part in any future ceremonial events or royal tours. Royal commentators said it amounted to an ‘abdication’ from the royal family and showed that under the warm words, the queen had taken a firm and decisive line…
“Meghan is currently in Canada with Archie and Harry is expected to join her soon.
“A palace spokeswoman said the couple would no longer receive public money and that they would repay the cost of refurbishing their cottage in Windsor, which official figures show amounted to 2.4 million pounds ($3.1 million).
“It remained unclear what public funds would be spent on their security. Buckingham Palace declined to comment but said there was an independent process to determine public funding for security. The office of Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau declined to comment on Saturday’s news.”
Some chatter had emerged that the monarchy was concerned that Harry and Meghan would go on Oprah or some such TV program to accuse the royal family of racism and sexism.
Perhaps a non-disparagement stipulation is part of this separation agreement.
The couple is supposedly house-hunting in Canada and are currently eyeing a $27 million home in Vancouver.
According to the Daily Mail, the British taxpayer is still on the hook for their personal security, amounting to an astounding $10 million per year.
For most Americans, the royal family seems like a silly institution for the benefit of elite welfare recipients.
Virtually every family, regardless of status, has issues, and couples often have to make compromises. What’s sad is that Meghan Markle has successfully caused a rift between Harry and his family, his royal duties, his pals, and his military obligations and associations.
As long as the marriage stays intact (and who knows what the future holds), the now-officially-emasculated Duke of Sussex, who seems all-in Meghan’s woke agenda, can look forward to hanging out with superficial and empty celebrity “friends” from now on. Burger King has offered him a job, so he has that to fall back on.
The couple is headed to Hollywood full time, but apparently only after President Donald Trump leaves office. That makes Meghan Markle the only anti-Trump, U.S. celebrity that actually moved to Canada after the 2016 election.
In comments made in a new TV documentary, Thomas Markle, Meghan’s estranged father, claims his daughter is “‘cheapening’ the royal family and ‘turning it into a Walmart with a crown on’,” the Mirror reported.
Added Yahoo News:
“A high-ranking Netflix executive has indicated the streaming giant would be interested in working with the Duke and Duchess of Sussex on a show.Ted Sarandos, Netflix’s chief content officer, was asked about a potential partnership while appearing at an event in Los Angeles on Saturday.“Who wouldn’t be interested? Yes, sure,” he said. Royal commentators have speculated Harry and Meghan could soon follow in the footsteps of their friends Barack and Michelle Obama – who agreed a production deal with Netflix to make TV and film projects.
Would anyone be surprised at this point if the progressive publicity pair get a reality TV show or reveal that they’ve decided to raise baby Archie as gender neutral or nonbinary?
Update: In a follow-up Daily Mail column, Piers Morgan is not impressed with Prince Harry’s Megxit speech that he gave in “a fancy London restaurant” last night:
“So, on behalf of the disgusting British media, I humbly and sincerely apologize for holding these two rich, privileged public figures to any kind of accountability. We’re a disgrace – and it’s only right that they should now be free, as they have indicated, to only invite friendly sycophantic journalists to cover their lives in future.
“Of course, there’s another way of looking at all this.
“It could just be that Meghan and Harry are a pair of spoiled, entitled, hypocritical brats who decided to hold the Queen and Monarchy to ransom so they could have their royal cake and eat it, and have now had their bluff called and been sent packing.
“Make no mistake, that’s the real story here…
“The Queen, for all her warm words in her statement, was having none of it, because she knew their absurd ‘half-in, half-out’ scenario was a non-starter.
“You can’t have senior members of the Royal Family living in North America flogging themselves to the highest bidders like grubby tiara-clad second-hand car salesmen…
“They’re going to be the royal Kardashians, and no amount of doe-eyed victimhood whimpering can change that cold hard fact.
They’re also going to very soon discover what the real world’s like.
“Despite their constant bleating about the media, Harry and Meghan have actually been afforded huge privacy, protected by new rules of engagement between the royals and British press established after the death of his mother.
“But once they become just another pair of grasping money-chasing celebrities, they will find themselves at the mercy of the merciless US tabloid media and paparazzi.
“Harry’s wish for a new ‘peaceful life’ is thus utter delusion.
“As, frankly, is almost everything about his view of all this saga.
“The bottom line is that he was given a choice about which way to go with his life and he decided to quit on the Queen, the Monarchy, the military, and his country.
“So, spare me all your crocodile patriotic dutiful tears, Harry.
“You’ve ditched it all for the big bucks and your wife’s movie career.”
