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5. The British press invented sleazy gossip "reporting". They were determined to sabotage his marriage to Meghan. That

Thu Feb 19, 2026, 07:31 PM

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being said, Harry is, imho, sometimes his own worst enemy. Believing that does not mean that I don't acknowledge that both press and family have often treated him poorly.

He wanted to stay in the Army, iirc, but they wouldn't let him. Both he and "the Firm", or Royal Family, would have been better served had they respected his wishes and choices. He was good at it and was content there.

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Does anyone share my view that they only decided to finally pull the trigger on Prince Andrew to save the Monarchy [View all] artemisia1 Thursday OP

The monarchy isn't in trouble. Wednesdays Thursday #1

Okay, "Protect" then. /nt artemisia1 Thursday #7

which is more than a little different. - - -(nt)- stopdiggin Thursday #12

Take it outside. Both terms work. artemisia1 Thursday #17

You asked a question and then accused the first person who disagreed malaise Friday #42

Until a majority realize the "Royal" family is a disturbing and vile anachronism. PeaceWave Thursday #16

Beg to differ. artemisia1 Thursday #20

Um, what? Wednesdays Thursday #22

Both work. I was indulging you. It has been on the downslide for decades and only QE2 kept it together in the post-War artemisia1 Thursday #23

it's strange that these Western countries still have royalty: UK, Norway, Denmark, Sweden, Netherlands BlueWaveNeverEnd Friday #33

Don't know about saving the royals but DURHAM D Thursday #2

The British press invented sleazy gossip "reporting". They were determined to sabotage his marriage to Meghan. That artemisia1 Thursday #5

That and this is a way to get rid of Fergie. mercuryblues Thursday #3

Well shanti Thursday #30

I agree. markodochartaigh Thursday #4

Again, the monarchy will still be intact after all of it Wednesdays Thursday #9

I think that picture of him over that young girl was the end for him. Jacson6 Thursday #6

Imagine being a trafficked teen girl and having that oaf on top of you. I bet that picture was the absolute tamest they artemisia1 Thursday #8

Feel like this is a "take what we can get" situation TBH AZJonnie Thursday #10

I agree, they sat on the Virginia evidence for self-serving reasons. It is a shame she couldn't see him in the metal artemisia1 Thursday #11

I'm not entirely sure who sat on it, or even if it was consciously sat on AZJonnie Thursday #21

Palace security security at the Royal Lodge initially didn't allow process servers to hand him the lawsuit directly, UK artemisia1 Thursday #25

Law of the Mafia. When someone is out of line ... usonian Thursday #13

Not really. My opinion - the people that are stopdiggin Thursday #14

I think they scheduled out these events so Andrew Ilsa Thursday #15

Definitely nt Raine Thursday #18

No, not at all. Emrys Thursday #19

There were calls for Charles to resign Blue Full Moon Thursday #24

I gather it's a very small minority Kaleva Friday #31

They are making a big show of taking him to task for money stuff to distract from RockRaven Thursday #26

The monarchy is taking a big hit. Irish_Dem Thursday #27

This. You stated it better than I did. artemisia1 Thursday #28

AKA, No Sussexes And No Yorks (Mountbatten-Windsors?). ColoringFool Thursday #29

Yep. Irish_Dem Friday #41

Is there any evidence that suggests the Monarchy is in danger? Kaleva Friday #32

Note that the arresting force canetoad Friday #34

I thought Thames Valley was a bit... róisín_dubh Friday #35

Don't know the ins and outs canetoad Friday #36

Oh no, my weakness! róisín_dubh Friday #44

Charles, other royals and Thatcher were friends of the "admired" Jimmy Savile PufPuf23 Friday #37

Yes, good point, and those who think the Monarchy is in no danger forget how much disrepute the Savile connection artemisia1 Friday #38

Or those that disagree with you... BooScout Friday #43

I bet Harry is relieved that he bailed out of this situation. edbermac Friday #39

I agree. Despite his flaws he was perceptive enough to see the toxicity and parasitic nature within the Royal Family. /n artemisia1 Friday #40

I don't think they had a choice Buckeyeblue Friday #45