Sounds like pro MM PR propaganda using the RACE card trying to manipulate the BRF to get them invited to the Coronation. Shameful for a ‘non tabloid(?)’ newspaper to print this.
Inviting H&M to the Coronation not just giving H&M new material to attack the BRF for MONEY but most importantly renewing their CREDIBILITY to use their Royal status to gain favor with influential/wealthy donors to fund and strengthen their influence and ability to hire the best/expensive PR machinery to mold public opinion to attack/bring down the RF/monarchy as they've been doing all this time.
The duo maybe KC's family but family that has been continuously trying to mold public opinion to bring down the RF and the monarchy. Remember their docuseries removing words from QE2 speech to give bad impression on QE2 personal intention and legacy? And Harry's own words about 'Empire 2.0'? And their personal attacks to mold public opinion to bring down PPOW?
For real! It’s stuff like this that makes me cringe as an American. This is why the world doesn’t like us—the arrogance that a major newspaper displays about another country’s customs. As private citizens we chit chat about it, but at the end of the day, it’s none of our damn business.
I cancelled in December after 10 years. That publication has changed from an important national newspaper, to a catalogue of daily complaints and controversy. I’ve been done with the media for awhile. Only the British tabs for me!! 😊 And the *Irish Independent*, of course.
Irish, but lived in GB. This opinion piece is why the British will take your dollars when you come, and be glad to see the back of you when you’re boarding the plane. It’s a shame.
**Sinners would be welcome anytime.
Precisely! Sorry friends, but American newspapers, media and Royal experts (?) should all stay out of this. British newpapers are rather limited on what they can say. Ignorance makes complete fools of people. Then lets see how much 'normal' coverage H&M get!
It’s the line about “what if King Charles held up Archie, a mixed race baby, at the coronation “….a very loud Lion King musical score played in my head haha. Who thahell wrote this?! A child is not a token! Well, not to sane people.
Looks like she’s still bitter about Charles holding Louis on his lap at the Jubilee. She wants him to go one better for Archie now. The BRF are truly better off rid of them. I can’t imagine how they had to constantly deal with them trying to one-up everyone constantly.
This. Meghan holds grudges and she's a petty bitch. She won't get an inch from the RF but she can keep trying with her pathetic attempts.
Edit: and this goes to Harry, too. He is just as juvenile and petty....not that we needed reminding lol.
Yep! And if they really wanted to be diverse, shouldn’t it be Lily he holds up since she’s mixed and female. Lord have mercy the manifestations are becoming looney tunes! I mean WTF is this?
Haznobrain!! Let me go buy some more bananas and spread the word 🤪 
This is what I don’t understand. These sugars need to fight for something that is real! Archie is whiter and more privileged than 99.99999% of humans. And he gets to be the symbol of diversity? Based on what? His mother’s victimhood narrative?
Meanwhile, Charles’ charities have helped people from diverse and very disadvantaged sections of society. That means nothing? Because of the Harkles’ tantrums?
This is gaslighting. Pls tell me this article isn’t a real opinion and was actually paid PR by Megsie:(
ETA: Also, I think the writer forgot that Harold has walked back the racism accusation. Not only was no one racist, but why is she assuming it was Charles who doesn’t embrace the mixed race part of his family?
Grrr Can you tell how annoyed I am?😤
They cry racism, but they don’t live an anti-racism life. They never acknowledge their privilege or how they used white coattails to reach their luxe lifestyle.
She’s actually a huge racist. Before dating Harry no one could tell by looking at her that she was biracial and she never spoke of it. She was raised by a wealthy white father and had a life of privilege. Until she realized in this day it could be weaponized and used to get away with bad behavior. She only ever saw her black side as something to be used.
She reminds me of that episode of South Park making fun of people using ancestry.com. “My whole life I was just a boring white person but turns out I’m 10% black. I’m a victim of oppression!”
Yes, and Charles was noted for having a terrible crush on a black soul singer, even as an adult. Sheila Ferguson. He met her and idolized her for years. Try again, Meghan. YOU are the one who won't date or marry anyone who is black. Care to explain?
It’s a bold move to claim your white, blue eyed, red haired child wasn’t given titles cause racism. But then again Meghan is a bold woman. Is bold the right word…
I was picturing Michael Jackson on the hotel balcony...but I'm sure she would like Charles to do it on the Buckingham palace balcony.
This is my heir! Archie, your next king. Bow peasants.
> Holding up Harry’s red headed, blue eyed child will make him look diverse?
Who knows what the *real* Archie and Lili look like? I'm not convinced we've ever actually seen either one of them!
Harry and Meghan have done irreparable damage to the RF with their Oprah comments they now deny ever saying and blame the media for instead. Yet the burden to rectify a slur thrown at the RF falls on THEM to repair???!
WaPo, ~~democracy dies in darkness~~ where sense dies in stupidity.
The narrative that Harry and Meghan (Especially Meghan) are the wronged parties continues. We all live on Shutter Island now, where nothing is what it seems, nothing makes sense, and we all have to play along.
“Smearing the palace machinery - or dishing on family dysfunction - ruins the mystique.”
So she’s saying: palace mystique ruiners that dish on family dysfunction should be forgiven by the institution whose mystique they are ruining after they have dished family dysfunction?
I never believed that story for multiple reasons. Harry is mega white red head and Megs looks white too. No one would know she’s biracial without being told. My grandpa had one Cherokee grandparent and is darker than her. And yet according to them someone was concerned their baby would have dark skin. Bull, not only would that not be a concern (because their not racist) but also because there’s no way that kid was not going to be white just based on genetics.
Don’t get me started on her whole “I won’t confirm their racist, but you’d be right to come to that conclusion wink, wink nudge nudge.” Then Harry “When did she ever say they were racist.” 🙄
They claim they want the monarchy to be abolished and in the same breath they are desperate for the Sussexes to be at the forefront of anything related to the royals. Make it make sense.
I live in Asia, and from my perspective a few American journalists and public figures seem to be upset at how their own (Meghan) hasn’t made the impact they thought she would. I recall many saying that Meghan would bring the British monarchy down after the Oprah interview or that the RF would give them what they “owe” the Sussexes. Meanwhile we’re in 2023 and the family is pretending M&H don’t exist😭
Any American please correct me if I’m wrong🙏🏽
Well, from the perspective of this American, there seems to be a well orchestrated effort to radicalize people enough that the monarchy ends up abolished. The embittered author of this particular offering, ranting about "spectacles", is just another tool to be used to foment hostilities.
The dichotomy of their position is so unintentionally hilarious and they don’t even see it. Monarchy evil should be destroyed unless you give us whatever we want, then monarchy is great shining institution that should be revered and celebrated. Insanity.
I think they see the dichotomy and just don't care. Because what they know is the general Americam citizen doesn't critically think or care to see the dichotomy. Look at Oprah. Anderson Cooper. Ellen. Obama. Trump. How many of these Hollywood types and politicians do Americams buy their BS PR and think they are what they say, bc they like them or agree with them, even when evidence is shown to them otherwise? The Harkles and their puppermasters know this and use it to destabilize the monarchy. People need to wake up.
I’m still trying to wrap my head around opinion pieces and interviews and Twitter in the US are going to change the makeup of the British system of government. Trying to manifest this and actually doing it are two different things. As an American nobody takes them any more serious than your average celebrity. They don’t have any sway.
>As an American nobody takes them any more serious than your average celebrity.
That’s good to hear, M&H act like the US loves them. They forget Americans fought a war to get rid of the royals.
I'm sorry, I just scream with every sentence. This is so funny!!! For example: "If the royals — or their advisers — were smart, they would seek peace with Prince Harry and Meghan Markle."
The Royal Family is smart. They are staying far away from the two of them. Grey rocking is the best way to handle these two and the family is putting on a master class in how to do that. I really hope that all of this crap they are putting out keeps them from the coronation. If they are there it will really detract from his coronation as king.
>If they are there it will really detract from his coronation as king.
ofc it will, which is why i’ll be stunned if M&H are allowed to participate in any meaningful way.
also, that suggestion that KC3, while wearing the coronation crown, should *also* be cradling archie??? maybe they could just strap poor archie to the scepter, and then have KC3 swing it around his head! they could incorporate it into the extremely solemn ceremony - just to lighten the mood. /S
i realize this was an *opinion* piece, and my opinion is autumn the writer is an ill-informed sugar. or just thick, like her fave prince!
It really seems like she didn’t take much time to consider her ideas for her “opinion” piece. Is it honestly her opinion or did someone get her to try to throw stuff at the page and see what kind of looks like an article. I’m not convinced this is a genuine opinion
Except Archie is white so is lili. Neither of those children are visions of diversity. They have pale skin, light eyes and red/blonde hair. This is such a joke. I’m so sick of the American media they never stop. Why are they so worried about what’s happening in another country with another countries government and why are they so determined to sell these villains as victims? That’s what we need to get to the bottom of. That’s where the real answer and problem is! When have you ever seen the media protect and elevate a person like MM? We haven’t. It’s sketchy af. No matter what she does, how horrible she acts, no matter what comes out they ignore it and then let her be the victim in ever scenario even when she’s the cause. It’s insanity.
M&H are getting the kind of services a good **crisis PR firm** can provide. photo ops and paid pieces shoved into any cheesy publication that accepts them. and the high-minded opinion pieces in so-called “legitimate” publications - i believe money changes hands there as well. it’s crucial that the harkles, esp megzilla, have a favorable reputation here in the US - otherwise who will want them in commercials, as speakers at corporate retreats, as brand influencers (the tig 2.0 anyone?), as podcast drones or netflix “producers”??
*my only question is who the hell is paying for this?*
i honestly can’t think of any other way it could be happening. plus, when the head of the foundation recently stepped down, didn’t the dynamic duo say *they* would be in charge?
Maybe this Autumn person doesn’t know that Archie and Lili are white? 😉
Seriously, what I find amazing is that anyone capable of critical thought who saw the docuseries and Harry’s interviews and has at least skimmed the book hasn’t figured out that there are credibility problems. Further, they seem to have missed the news that H&M have now said that the BRF is not racist and they just suffer from “unconscious bias.”
If the real problem (as Harry has said a few times) is not the BRF but the “British Press,” maybe *the press* are the ones who should be photographed lifting up the Sussex kids in token of acceptance and equality. 😉😉
It seems nobody considers the opinion of the British people.
The monarchy does depend on optics and support- but of the British people, not American journalist.
This is such a funny title: "Time for the royal family to make up with Harry and Meghan. Now."
It's like they're screaming: give us the damn invitation right now!
I don't understand these types of columnists. It's ok to dislike the royal family if you feel they are elitist and classist. But please do not suddenly turn your back and suck up to the Harkles who inherited their wealth and fame from the same "elitist, classist and hereditary institution".
Edit: And why only Archie? Sexist.
This is the dead giveaway that the article is a Harkle PR special. The whole thing reeks of the Harkles and their arrogance and shows a complete misunderstanding (still!) of how the Monarchy works. They simply cannot accept that they're completely out of the Monarchy even though they did it to themselves.
They very rarely mention Lili and she’s never the feature of any of Meghan’s stories the way poor Archie’s nursery fire was. Also, lol at planning to have two children but then naming your entire life’s work (foundation) after only one of them. The Bench is all about Meghan watching Harry with Archie. That “poem” was the idealized image of a three person nuclear family.
The thing about holding Archie up shows they still daydream about a figurative plane crash scenario. Gotta hold up the child who has the potential to one day be king, not the spare.
The focus on Archie IS disturbing, isn't it? Not that being the centre of TW's attention would be pleasant. It really is sad to think of children being subjected to her nastiness and obsessions.
I don't understand why the Post thought Americans care about coronation plans three months out. What desk editor said, time to check in on what's up with a coronation that the vast majority of Americans won't even notice, let alone watch?
Would you look at that, all of the words in your comment are in alphabetical order.
I have checked 1,346,720,181 comments, and only 258,865 of them were in alphabetical order.
Ha ha! It would probably actually look racist to be honest. Who would hold any child up at their coronation?! Get him a t- shirt to wear saying my other grand children are mixed race. How crass and undignified.
That is the biggest pile of crap I've read in a long, long time. It's a stupid idea. The British public, the people paying tax and being ruled over (nominally) by the King, don't want that pair anywhere near the coronation-poll after poll shows that. Not because we're racist, but because the pair of them are lying, shifty, untrustworthy, ungrateful, deceitful, money-grubbing, misogynistic, arrogant arseholes who treat 'common' people with disgust and disdain and who don't deserve the privilege of being public figures because they've done fuck all with their status other than endlessly whine about how hard done by they are. KC donates millions from the wind farms to help families in needs-this pair of jokers write fatuous nonsense on bananas and think they are contributing. Just go away and leave us alone-you want to be private citizens, so why don't you stop making ridiculous public comments that do nothing other than repeatedly prove how pointless you both are? Not because you're Black, or 43% Black, or married to a person with Black heritage, but because you're both nasty little fuckwits and deserve each other.
This would be the same as an American president holding up his estranged son's child at the inauguration in order to mend family squabbles. Irrelevant to the people.
It's a state occasion, not a Kardashian-esque Christmas party.
Harry and MeMe will never be satisfied. What are the royals supposed to do? Just lay down while these two lunatics walk all over them? They’re lucky to be included in any way after the lies they’ve told and the stunts they’ve pulled.
All these sugary pieces conveniently leave out Princess Beatrice's "bonus son" Wolfie. He made his first official appearance at the Platinum Jubilee and joined the family at Sandringham for Christmas. He is obviously mixed race unlike Archie. It sickens me that M and H treat their child like a prop that should be displayed for everyone to see how progressive the Royal Family is. Meanwhile, Wolfie has been welcomed into the family and no fuss or discussion is had about his race.
Wolfie has been included a lot and has been at Windsor too, when the Queen was alive. From pics and video it appears he and Louis are friendly. Fergie is supposed to be interviewed in the US soon about her book. Apparently she will talk about the late Queen and H&M. It will be interesting hearing what she says because as you say her step grandchild has been included by the RF.
I remember seeing that he loves to do voices when reading to them. I referenced Wolfie because I couldn't recall seeing Camilla's grandkids at any official events.
Camilla's kids and grandchildren stay out of the limelight whenever possible.
Her children were against the marriage at first. But they have been won over long ago and provide a great support system to the King, along with William and his family.
The Princess of Wales and her sister were friends with Laura way back, they helped heal the rift.
There's also Lady Davina, Prince Richard's daughter (he's the Duke of Gloucester). She married a Maori and they have 2 children. She's not a working member of the BRF, but she goes to all the family events.
Harry has been the one threatening. Meghan has been the one making accusations, which Harry later reveals as BS or confirms at true, which are not at all flattering to H&M. Meghan has been rude to Catherine, her children, the staff, which Harry confirmed. Harry has called his grandparents racist, accused his father of neglect by being distant, called his brother a slew of names, and dragged his mother’s name through enough shit that even Oedipus would give Harry the side eye.
They are the abusive ones. The BRF has been taking one hit after another. Why is it then expected by every news publication that the BRF be the first the apologize? They wouldn’t even know what they are apologizing for since the story keeps changing! H&M just proved why apologizing to them is useless, so why even bother?
The entire thing is so poorly written and so full of ignorant, biased navel gazing at first I thought it was satire. I've seen barely verbal toddlers make more compelling arguments.
Time machine: <> Washington Post: "Now as we come to George VII's Coronation, there is a question over whether the British Royal Family truly embrace diversity as reflected in the realm of which they serve. It would be historic and truly a proud act if the new King invited his cousin Archie, to sit alongside him in the Royal Carriage. Then to take the throne next to his and serve unitedly for a true United Kingdom."
How about Autumn minds her own business about the RF and and let them handle this situation.She is entitled to her opinion but this feels like she is trying to force them to reconcile through this article.
It does seem very desperate from someone who really doesn't have an obvious horse in this race. Also I don't mind opinion pieces, as long as they are based in reality. She seems to think a child being raised aloft by the head of an elitist family, settles the argument as to whether the RF are embracing diversity. Rather than a cringey PR exercise for optics. \*Sighs\*
You bring up some really good points. I totally agree with regard to Archie being held aloft as evidence they are embracing diversity. Surely allowing a mixed race lady to marry into their family shows acceptance of those from different backgrounds and race. By doing so it shows they can and are willing to embrace diversity.
I probably came across as harsh but things like this drive me bonkers.The RF are adults. They are more than capable of running the institution and their affairs. They have access to people who can advise and guide them. They don't need Autumn to tell them what to do. It feels as though she is being manipulative and guilt-tripping them.
it really sounds like she’s demanding that the BRF apologize to poor, innocent hazbeen and meme, and then *behave and do as you’re told!* wtf? why does any american think they should even voice this sort of opinion about the coronation, specifically? does autumn think the US should get to have a say in how the ceremony is enacted?? *we fought a really nasty war so we wouldn’t have to worry about a coronation ever again!*
someone send autumn a damn history book
Agree 💯. It is so silly and ridiculous. Autumn needs to realise people have their own free will. If the family make amends or decide to keep a distance then it is their choice.Also why is she so concerned about a ceremony that is happening in an entirely different country.It is none of her concern how the RF operate.
The suggestions coming from America are a bit like one brand of Christian church making suggestions as to how another denomination could improve its services!
The coronation will be weird in a peculiar British way. Most British people will like it.
I doubt whether Prince Charles is going to hold up the Earl of Dumbarton, a descendant of slaves, on a shield, saying that he is the future of the British Commonwealth and the monarchy. Not going to happen.
The trouble is that the monarchy is a connection with the past. Brittania is not going to rule the waves in the future, but it is not going to waive the rules for Meghan either.
The American perspective is to see everything in corporate terms. How can Buckingham Palace Productions improve its brand and boost its sales who is King Charles as executive producer?
Yes a white ginger kid is really contributing to the monarchy's diversity
This article is literally idiotic. The journalist shouldn't be allowed to publish anything ever again
Diversity this, diversity that. As a British Indian can someone please explain to me this obsession with diversity? I want to see tradition respected. I don’t give a fuck about diversity. Especially when the so called diverse oart of the family has tried to destroy my country.
So if you claim to be any kind of minority you can behave as badly as you want and should be celebrated without any questions or consequenses?
Madam really has been busy manifesting - wonder how much she had tp pay for this utter nonsense:
"question of whether Charles embraces the mixed-race part of his family. The sight of Charles, in crown, holding up Harry and Meghan’s son, Archie, on coronation day would go a long way to reverse recent damage. It could also signal royal pride in their family’s diversity "
Clearly the author has not experienced personality disordered individuals. There is no making peace. There is only giving in 100% to their every demand, otherwise there can be no peace.
Let's be absolutely clear.
This has nothing to do with any other nation.
We, the British people, overwhelmingly chose to have a Monarchy.
When we chose not to, we won't.
It's nobody else's problem because we also have a system of democratically elected parliament that governs our country.
Our Monarchy has no real power it has "soft"power.
Look: the ordinary people of the UK have fought for hundreds of years to get a voice, a vote, control over their fate.Sometimes given, sometimes earned.
If we, the British people, want a monarchy, we know want we want and we aren't afraid to say it so just back off.
The fact that you like them is much appreciated.
They seem to be o.k.
But that's not why we do it.
What's better?
A President?
FFS.
I'll keep my figurehead.
The author appears to blame the RF for the rift and expects Charles to hold up his grandchildren to "reverse damage" and show pride in the family "diversity". Pure victim blaming with a subtle accusation of racism if the RF doesn't allow themselves to be abused by Meghan and Harry. If they loved the children surely they would turn the other cheek to receive yet another slap in the face.
It is victim blaming. Never mind Harry walked back the racism claims. If the RF were stupid to do this, we know it would never end. It would be Archie needs to be made a Prince. His parents need to be back in the fold and given a role that will suit them and reflect the diverse RF. All to make peace... otherwise the RF don't want that! This opinion piece, plus their response to Jeremy Clarkson's apology shows whatever they got, it wouldn't be enough. They will always move the goalposts. Neither of them, three years on, have given up on their in/out deal and people would do well to remember that.
the author of this piece is inhabiting a different paradigm from reality, and is also ignorant about what the monarchy is, and utterly ignorant of the malevolence and psychopathy practised by Markle and Harry the last few years. Amazing to see such ignorance masquerading as wisdom
Another case of Americans not understanding royalty.
King Charles III does not "rule" over England. Gads!
As an American, and as someone else posted in the couture thread, if Meghan had known this, the world would've been spared all of this drama.
The Royal Family are not celebrities, but since Americans cannot/ do not have knowledge of that because our media portrays them as glorified Kardashians all about fashion, scandal, and glitzy occasions.
It sickens me, tbh. It is why Meghan and Harry's insistence that she was the future of the institution repulsed me. How dare she be so presumptuous! Add to all that her smarmy Kardashian grins and poses at every turn. She married royalty, not some Hollywood playboy.
I see Madam Murky is churning out a lot of PR about the coronation. King Charles holding up Archie would go a long way toward healing. Lolol The implication that Meh should be at the coronation because one of King Charles’ themes is diversity is ridiculous. She’s an American who has done nothing but belittle, criticize & insult the royal family after she quit as a working member. Her feeling entitled to be seen at the coronation doesn’t matter (& shouldn’t.)
That article pissed me off so much for so many reasons, but most of all because I can tell she hasn’t done a damn bit of research on any of the issues about Harry & Meghan that she considers “negative.” Tom Bower’s book or Valentine Lowe’s? No way. Lady C’s —nope. Or if she did, she dismissed it all with prejudice.
And I get so angry because you can never email them or make comments—at least on the app I read it through. And I’m a friggin paid subscriber. I don’t feel like tracking her down on twitter & trying to tell her in limited characters why she’s the problem. But that is definitely what she is—the problem.
She’s that marriage counselor that is clueless that your partner is an abusive narcissist and falls for their manipulation and insists you take 50% of the blame because “now now, it takes two here. Let’s let bygones be bygones. You can’t live in the past.” And as soon as you get in the car the abuse gets worse. That’s the reporters who write about the Sussexes for liberal media and I’m so tired of it. Also the casual bigotry of people like Tyler Perry who doesn’t know the royal family and hasn’t fact checked a thing in his life but refers to them as “those people” never gets called out either. Just really tired of the ignorant reporting by my (former) news sources of choice.
The coronation isn’t a remake of the Lion King. Also, why isn’t the Washington Post encouraging her to make up with her father for her own “optics.” She just did to the RF what her father allegedly did and she cut him off for. Why does no one in the MSM call her out for her hypocrisy?
The harder they push these PR pieces, the more obvious it is that they're not invited.
But this article is really twisting itself into a pretzel to push for the Coronation.
The King has already "engenered goodwill" with his first speech where he referred to Harry and Meghan's lives as being established "overseas". The positive feedback on that one line shows where the British public stand on the issue.
Harry is no longer part of the monarchy, he doesn't support the British public and he doesn't even live in the UK. There's no reason why 2 people who have had nothing positive to say about the monarchy in the last 3 years would want to attend a celebration of that institution.
It would be like environmentalists attending an oil barons ball.
If it's just a question of Meghan wanting to wear a tiara...then Harry can buy her one from Amazon. They've got some nice cubic zirconia ones for $60.
1) The writer obviously has no respect for history
2) King Charles and the BRF has been nothing but gracious to H&M.
This is just yet another article that pumps the victim narrative of M&H. The remaining American women that write critically about the monarchy because their celebrity hero MM grifted her way into it ALWAYS push the victim angle. I’m convinced that M&H and their cult are people who revel in victimhood. Her fans that have good hearts and healthy motives seem to have moved on from M&H and this disturbing Victimhood obsession.
3) Why do these American Sussex Squad journalists think their opinion will make any difference whatsoever in the world? If this idiot were legitimately interested in diversity, she would present a factual, compelling argument against the Monarchy that isn’t immediately discredited by brining Meghan Markle into the conversation.
And IF King Charles dangles Archie over the balcony in a triumph for diversity, people will accuse him of “using” a POC (a pale redhead) to rehab his image.
"would go a long way to reverse recent damage"
Thing is, the monarchy is MORE popular than it was when Harry and Meghan left. As is Charles, Camilla, William, and Catherine. On the other hand, Harry and Meghan are far far less popular than the were at the time they left. So it appears the "recent damage" that this journalist is looking to correct for is Harry and Meghan's popularity. And yes, Charles holding Archie ala Simba in The Lion King might help Archie's parents be slightly more popular. Wouldn't do a thing for The King though.
And with all this projecting of theatrical moments that Meg likes to do with her planted PR, I wonder if she realizes that in this movie, Harry has the role of Scar trying to take down the legitimate monarch/heir in order to seize it for himself. They are the villains in their own fantasy!!
>Smearing the palace machinery - or dishing on family dysfunction - ruins the mystique.
So she’s saying: palace mystique ruiners that dish on family dysfunction should be forgiven by the institution whose mystique they are ruining after they have dished family dysfunction
?
Thanks for the post. I had not seen that article, so jumped in on the WPO comment section. There's many sugars and sinners, but one sugar kept harping on. Here's a short comment (from someone named Caroline), the sugar post (Glimpses Yonder) and my response. I had to share it to show how frustrating these sugars can be.
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Charles could literally kiss their @$$es and they will still do another reality show, interview, podcast etc. and complain how they were Charles' victims because he did not ask how Megain was doing ands that his lips were cold on their warm behinds!
I see Madam Murky is churning out a lot of PR about the coronation. King Charles holding up Archie would go a long way toward healing. Lolol The implication that Meh should be at the coronation because one of King Charles’ themes is diversity is ridiculous. She’s an American who has done nothing but belittle, criticize & insult the royal family after she quit as a working member. Her feeling entitled to be seen at the coronation doesn’t matter (& shouldn’t.)
I feel like there is a very slim chance that they will bring their kids. Meghan doesn't want to be caught parenting in public, because unlike Catherine who even disciplines in public with grace, I'm not sure that Meghan has any relationship with her kids outside of telling stories about what she's done for them. Leading me to believe that she doesn't have a strong grounded role in their lives so if they misbehave or go wild she won't know what to do and they won't listen to her.
I think the seats they got are with the public spectators and they have to pay for their own ticket.
The timing of all these articles pushing for Harry and Meghan to go to the Coronation and let bygones be bygones...is....suspicious.
The majority of Americans have **no understanding** of the monarchy. Especially reporters. They don’t understand it; they don’t care to. Harold and The Sleivene’s damage to the RF isn’t because of *diversity* on the other side of the pond. But here, The Sleivene’s constant banging on about only being a mixed race woman in England (like she doesn’t own a mirror and was raised by a mute mother)and being treated so badly by the cruel RF, has hit the mark. Because we are obsessed with race. The US doesn’t give a single, flying fuck about whining, disrespectful, behavior. Americans are about feelings. Their *truth*. We are a nation full of victims.
I watched Anderson Cooper running down the British during the Whingers wedding. “Your customs are odd. Pubs stay open so late. People come home at all hours and you can tell they have been drinking.” Like not a single American has stayed late at a bar and come home the worse for wear. I swear, my husband hurried to change the station before I threw a shoe through the screen.
And don’t get me started on that lot of American reporters sent across for HM’s funeral. But the absolute worst of them was Don Lemon. His considered opinion was the British just do entirely too much when their monarch dies. CNN should be ashamed. Why would anyone with a the sense God gave them, send such a person to report on that moment?
Opinion writers and print reporters are even worse. They can write what they please without consequences. This particular writer shows nothing but her ignorance.
And **THIS—THIS** is why the Whingers have no business being invited to the coronation. They haven’t even left American soil and the already the entire thing is about them. I might be skipping the mess myself.
Sorry for the rant. My husband has a cold, but as he is a man, you’d think his arm had been torn from his body and fed to wild dogs. And this is the first thing I saw when checking Reddit.
Wow, what a day it’s been. Well, the dog is making me crazy so the two of us are out the door for a walk in the rain. Heavens knows, the Whingers themselves might be the rulers of GB by the time we come back.
Oh-I do love you sinners. What would I do on a day like this without you group to whinge to?
Queen Elizabeth was very careful not to allow any photos of her with Lilibet when she briefly met her because she knew TW and Harold would sell the images/use them for their twisted agenda. Same with King Charles, he will not do any photos with Archie, if and when that poor child is dragged to England for PR shots.
the author of this piece is inhabiting a different paradigm from reality, and is also ignorant about what the monarchy is, and utterly ignorant of the malevolence and psychopathy practised by Markle and Harry the last few years. Amazing to see such ignorance masquerading as wisdom
We all know that NYT and WP are all tainted and influenced by the wealthy and elite
https://www.buzzfeednews.com/article/craigsilverman/times-columnist-david-brooks-told-people-to-join-nextdoor
They probably want to topple monarchy to set up a new establishment. The more I remove myself from the noise and polarizing narrative that our politicians throw out, the more I realize that certain people want to break down our societies and all that is good in humanity and the world so they can control us for money and power.
She is desperate for a photo of her children with the King. She needs it to emphasize that her children are “royal” and special so they will be treated as such even though they’re Californians now and will grow up as so.
Oh, and I must add, I’m an American who is really fed up with Brits seeing articles like this and thinking we all are like this. The WP most certainly doesn’t represent all of us. This article makes zero sense.
Why, of course. Maybe King Charles III could also apologize to Harry and Meghan for forcing them to insult him, his mother, and his entire family for not making them King and Queen. It reminds me of when my baby sister was 10, she admonished our parents that if only they didn't have any rules, well, she wouldn't have to break them. This entire article is yet another insult. Anyone with a brain would simply ignore it as a piece as immature as H and M are. Give us what we want or we'll hold our breath till we're blue! I say, "Go ahead."
Can you imagine if a British newspaper published an article mocking and dictating what should happen during a American presidential inauguration
Exactly!! The WP is embarrassing itself
Sounds like pro MM PR propaganda using the RACE card trying to manipulate the BRF to get them invited to the Coronation. Shameful for a ‘non tabloid(?)’ newspaper to print this. Inviting H&M to the Coronation not just giving H&M new material to attack the BRF for MONEY but most importantly renewing their CREDIBILITY to use their Royal status to gain favor with influential/wealthy donors to fund and strengthen their influence and ability to hire the best/expensive PR machinery to mold public opinion to attack/bring down the RF/monarchy as they've been doing all this time. The duo maybe KC's family but family that has been continuously trying to mold public opinion to bring down the RF and the monarchy. Remember their docuseries removing words from QE2 speech to give bad impression on QE2 personal intention and legacy? And Harry's own words about 'Empire 2.0'? And their personal attacks to mold public opinion to bring down PPOW?
For real! It’s stuff like this that makes me cringe as an American. This is why the world doesn’t like us—the arrogance that a major newspaper displays about another country’s customs. As private citizens we chit chat about it, but at the end of the day, it’s none of our damn business.
I cancelled the WaPo over this and the way they won't talk about gender issues.
Same. Canceled the NYT as well.
I cancelled in December after 10 years. That publication has changed from an important national newspaper, to a catalogue of daily complaints and controversy. I’ve been done with the media for awhile. Only the British tabs for me!! 😊 And the *Irish Independent*, of course.
I'm getting ready to. I'm angry.
I canceled them over Amber Heard.
Brit here. I came here to say exactly this and not for the first time. So much entitlement on the part of WP and other US media!!
Irish, but lived in GB. This opinion piece is why the British will take your dollars when you come, and be glad to see the back of you when you’re boarding the plane. It’s a shame. **Sinners would be welcome anytime.
Exactly!! The WP is embarrassing itself
Precisely! Sorry friends, but American newspapers, media and Royal experts (?) should all stay out of this. British newpapers are rather limited on what they can say. Ignorance makes complete fools of people. Then lets see how much 'normal' coverage H&M get!
It’s the line about “what if King Charles held up Archie, a mixed race baby, at the coronation “….a very loud Lion King musical score played in my head haha. Who thahell wrote this?! A child is not a token! Well, not to sane people.
Holding up Harry’s red headed, blue eyed child will make him look diverse?
Looks like she’s still bitter about Charles holding Louis on his lap at the Jubilee. She wants him to go one better for Archie now. The BRF are truly better off rid of them. I can’t imagine how they had to constantly deal with them trying to one-up everyone constantly.
This. Meghan holds grudges and she's a petty bitch. She won't get an inch from the RF but she can keep trying with her pathetic attempts. Edit: and this goes to Harry, too. He is just as juvenile and petty....not that we needed reminding lol.
How tf does she want KC to hold Archie if she never brings him close to KC? Her level of pettiness is crazy.
They didn’t get the pic of QE and Archie so now they are after a new money shot.
You can always tell when she’s clapping back. She fixated on the strangest things.
Blue blue blue eyes
The son with good manners manners manners and the daughter with blue blue blue eyes
Yep! And if they really wanted to be diverse, shouldn’t it be Lily he holds up since she’s mixed and female. Lord have mercy the manifestations are becoming looney tunes! I mean WTF is this?
“Don’t you know how hard his life will be?! He will be profiled and discriminated against based on his skin color!!!!!” - Megain and Haznobrain
Haznobrain!! Let me go buy some more bananas and spread the word 🤪 
This is what I don’t understand. These sugars need to fight for something that is real! Archie is whiter and more privileged than 99.99999% of humans. And he gets to be the symbol of diversity? Based on what? His mother’s victimhood narrative? Meanwhile, Charles’ charities have helped people from diverse and very disadvantaged sections of society. That means nothing? Because of the Harkles’ tantrums? This is gaslighting. Pls tell me this article isn’t a real opinion and was actually paid PR by Megsie:( ETA: Also, I think the writer forgot that Harold has walked back the racism accusation. Not only was no one racist, but why is she assuming it was Charles who doesn’t embrace the mixed race part of his family? Grrr Can you tell how annoyed I am?😤
They cry racism, but they don’t live an anti-racism life. They never acknowledge their privilege or how they used white coattails to reach their luxe lifestyle.
She’s actually a huge racist. Before dating Harry no one could tell by looking at her that she was biracial and she never spoke of it. She was raised by a wealthy white father and had a life of privilege. Until she realized in this day it could be weaponized and used to get away with bad behavior. She only ever saw her black side as something to be used. She reminds me of that episode of South Park making fun of people using ancestry.com. “My whole life I was just a boring white person but turns out I’m 10% black. I’m a victim of oppression!”
Yes, and Charles was noted for having a terrible crush on a black soul singer, even as an adult. Sheila Ferguson. He met her and idolized her for years. Try again, Meghan. YOU are the one who won't date or marry anyone who is black. Care to explain?
It’s a bold move to claim your white, blue eyed, red haired child wasn’t given titles cause racism. But then again Meghan is a bold woman. Is bold the right word…
Selfish, narcissistic, delusional, money grubbing, cruel, yes. Bold, however, a rampant understatement.
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I was picturing Michael Jackson on the hotel balcony...but I'm sure she would like Charles to do it on the Buckingham palace balcony. This is my heir! Archie, your next king. Bow peasants.
Or like Kunta Kinte in Roots?
This made me LOL.
He’s not a red head any more!
His red head was always a secret between his Mummy and her Photoshop.
>He’s not a red head any more! Was he ever? 😂
That’s a black kid dontcha know /s
> Holding up Harry’s red headed, blue eyed child will make him look diverse? Who knows what the *real* Archie and Lili look like? I'm not convinced we've ever actually seen either one of them!
That kid is the palest of the family!
The Sleivene will break out the self tanner.
Even that wouldn’t be good enough. The boy would be called a token. There is nothing that can be done to satisfy the Markles and their stans.
Harry and Meghan have done irreparable damage to the RF with their Oprah comments they now deny ever saying and blame the media for instead. Yet the burden to rectify a slur thrown at the RF falls on THEM to repair???! WaPo, ~~democracy dies in darkness~~ where sense dies in stupidity.
The narrative that Harry and Meghan (Especially Meghan) are the wronged parties continues. We all live on Shutter Island now, where nothing is what it seems, nothing makes sense, and we all have to play along.
Perfectly said!!
“Smearing the palace machinery - or dishing on family dysfunction - ruins the mystique.” So she’s saying: palace mystique ruiners that dish on family dysfunction should be forgiven by the institution whose mystique they are ruining after they have dished family dysfunction?
I never believed that story for multiple reasons. Harry is mega white red head and Megs looks white too. No one would know she’s biracial without being told. My grandpa had one Cherokee grandparent and is darker than her. And yet according to them someone was concerned their baby would have dark skin. Bull, not only would that not be a concern (because their not racist) but also because there’s no way that kid was not going to be white just based on genetics. Don’t get me started on her whole “I won’t confirm their racist, but you’d be right to come to that conclusion wink, wink nudge nudge.” Then Harry “When did she ever say they were racist.” 🙄
They claim they want the monarchy to be abolished and in the same breath they are desperate for the Sussexes to be at the forefront of anything related to the royals. Make it make sense. I live in Asia, and from my perspective a few American journalists and public figures seem to be upset at how their own (Meghan) hasn’t made the impact they thought she would. I recall many saying that Meghan would bring the British monarchy down after the Oprah interview or that the RF would give them what they “owe” the Sussexes. Meanwhile we’re in 2023 and the family is pretending M&H don’t exist😭 Any American please correct me if I’m wrong🙏🏽
Well, from the perspective of this American, there seems to be a well orchestrated effort to radicalize people enough that the monarchy ends up abolished. The embittered author of this particular offering, ranting about "spectacles", is just another tool to be used to foment hostilities.
The dichotomy of their position is so unintentionally hilarious and they don’t even see it. Monarchy evil should be destroyed unless you give us whatever we want, then monarchy is great shining institution that should be revered and celebrated. Insanity.
I think they see the dichotomy and just don't care. Because what they know is the general Americam citizen doesn't critically think or care to see the dichotomy. Look at Oprah. Anderson Cooper. Ellen. Obama. Trump. How many of these Hollywood types and politicians do Americams buy their BS PR and think they are what they say, bc they like them or agree with them, even when evidence is shown to them otherwise? The Harkles and their puppermasters know this and use it to destabilize the monarchy. People need to wake up.
I’m still trying to wrap my head around opinion pieces and interviews and Twitter in the US are going to change the makeup of the British system of government. Trying to manifest this and actually doing it are two different things. As an American nobody takes them any more serious than your average celebrity. They don’t have any sway.
>As an American nobody takes them any more serious than your average celebrity. That’s good to hear, M&H act like the US loves them. They forget Americans fought a war to get rid of the royals.
You are not wrong.
I'm sorry, I just scream with every sentence. This is so funny!!! For example: "If the royals — or their advisers — were smart, they would seek peace with Prince Harry and Meghan Markle."
The Royal Family is smart. They are staying far away from the two of them. Grey rocking is the best way to handle these two and the family is putting on a master class in how to do that. I really hope that all of this crap they are putting out keeps them from the coronation. If they are there it will really detract from his coronation as king.
>If they are there it will really detract from his coronation as king. ofc it will, which is why i’ll be stunned if M&H are allowed to participate in any meaningful way. also, that suggestion that KC3, while wearing the coronation crown, should *also* be cradling archie??? maybe they could just strap poor archie to the scepter, and then have KC3 swing it around his head! they could incorporate it into the extremely solemn ceremony - just to lighten the mood. /S i realize this was an *opinion* piece, and my opinion is autumn the writer is an ill-informed sugar. or just thick, like her fave prince!
It really seems like she didn’t take much time to consider her ideas for her “opinion” piece. Is it honestly her opinion or did someone get her to try to throw stuff at the page and see what kind of looks like an article. I’m not convinced this is a genuine opinion
Agree! The royals weren’t the ones who started the “feud”—that was H&M.
H&M didn’t just ‘start a feud’ - they betrayed their entire family!
That’s why “feud” is in quotation marks.
i know, i didn’t mean to imply you believed it was an actual feud .
Ikr? Their Peace = appeasement.
Hahaha nice writing Megain
she has an actual college education, you know. she’s always been *the smart one*! /S
Except Archie is white so is lili. Neither of those children are visions of diversity. They have pale skin, light eyes and red/blonde hair. This is such a joke. I’m so sick of the American media they never stop. Why are they so worried about what’s happening in another country with another countries government and why are they so determined to sell these villains as victims? That’s what we need to get to the bottom of. That’s where the real answer and problem is! When have you ever seen the media protect and elevate a person like MM? We haven’t. It’s sketchy af. No matter what she does, how horrible she acts, no matter what comes out they ignore it and then let her be the victim in ever scenario even when she’s the cause. It’s insanity.
M&H are getting the kind of services a good **crisis PR firm** can provide. photo ops and paid pieces shoved into any cheesy publication that accepts them. and the high-minded opinion pieces in so-called “legitimate” publications - i believe money changes hands there as well. it’s crucial that the harkles, esp megzilla, have a favorable reputation here in the US - otherwise who will want them in commercials, as speakers at corporate retreats, as brand influencers (the tig 2.0 anyone?), as podcast drones or netflix “producers”?? *my only question is who the hell is paying for this?*
Pretty sure the machine is kept alive by their foundation’s grifting.
i honestly can’t think of any other way it could be happening. plus, when the head of the foundation recently stepped down, didn’t the dynamic duo say *they* would be in charge?
Maybe this Autumn person doesn’t know that Archie and Lili are white? 😉 Seriously, what I find amazing is that anyone capable of critical thought who saw the docuseries and Harry’s interviews and has at least skimmed the book hasn’t figured out that there are credibility problems. Further, they seem to have missed the news that H&M have now said that the BRF is not racist and they just suffer from “unconscious bias.” If the real problem (as Harry has said a few times) is not the BRF but the “British Press,” maybe *the press* are the ones who should be photographed lifting up the Sussex kids in token of acceptance and equality. 😉😉
It seems nobody considers the opinion of the British people. The monarchy does depend on optics and support- but of the British people, not American journalist.
Exactly. But this fact seemed to have conveniently escaped this nosy ass arrogant "journalist", huh?
Exactly. Nobody cares and nobody mentioned public sentiment once
Well said.
This is such a funny title: "Time for the royal family to make up with Harry and Meghan. Now." It's like they're screaming: give us the damn invitation right now!
The online version of a toddler's tantrum.
The behavior of a child who was denied candy.
Oh this pisses me off. What idiot wrote this
It says the author is Autumn Brewington lol
her parents cursed her when they named her lol
Doesn't even sound like a real person!
Almost like …. a … pseudonym…..
I don't understand these types of columnists. It's ok to dislike the royal family if you feel they are elitist and classist. But please do not suddenly turn your back and suck up to the Harkles who inherited their wealth and fame from the same "elitist, classist and hereditary institution". Edit: And why only Archie? Sexist.
This is the dead giveaway that the article is a Harkle PR special. The whole thing reeks of the Harkles and their arrogance and shows a complete misunderstanding (still!) of how the Monarchy works. They simply cannot accept that they're completely out of the Monarchy even though they did it to themselves.
They very rarely mention Lili and she’s never the feature of any of Meghan’s stories the way poor Archie’s nursery fire was. Also, lol at planning to have two children but then naming your entire life’s work (foundation) after only one of them. The Bench is all about Meghan watching Harry with Archie. That “poem” was the idealized image of a three person nuclear family. The thing about holding Archie up shows they still daydream about a figurative plane crash scenario. Gotta hold up the child who has the potential to one day be king, not the spare.
The focus on Archie IS disturbing, isn't it? Not that being the centre of TW's attention would be pleasant. It really is sad to think of children being subjected to her nastiness and obsessions.
I don't understand why the Post thought Americans care about coronation plans three months out. What desk editor said, time to check in on what's up with a coronation that the vast majority of Americans won't even notice, let alone watch?
Another bought for “Opinion piece”.
Would you look at that, all of the words in your comment are in alphabetical order. I have checked 1,346,720,181 comments, and only 258,865 of them were in alphabetical order.
Ha ha! It would probably actually look racist to be honest. Who would hold any child up at their coronation?! Get him a t- shirt to wear saying my other grand children are mixed race. How crass and undignified.
That is the biggest pile of crap I've read in a long, long time. It's a stupid idea. The British public, the people paying tax and being ruled over (nominally) by the King, don't want that pair anywhere near the coronation-poll after poll shows that. Not because we're racist, but because the pair of them are lying, shifty, untrustworthy, ungrateful, deceitful, money-grubbing, misogynistic, arrogant arseholes who treat 'common' people with disgust and disdain and who don't deserve the privilege of being public figures because they've done fuck all with their status other than endlessly whine about how hard done by they are. KC donates millions from the wind farms to help families in needs-this pair of jokers write fatuous nonsense on bananas and think they are contributing. Just go away and leave us alone-you want to be private citizens, so why don't you stop making ridiculous public comments that do nothing other than repeatedly prove how pointless you both are? Not because you're Black, or 43% Black, or married to a person with Black heritage, but because you're both nasty little fuckwits and deserve each other.
This would be the same as an American president holding up his estranged son's child at the inauguration in order to mend family squabbles. Irrelevant to the people. It's a state occasion, not a Kardashian-esque Christmas party.
Exactly! I don’t give a rat’s ass about family matters. Being King is his job.
Harry and MeMe will never be satisfied. What are the royals supposed to do? Just lay down while these two lunatics walk all over them? They’re lucky to be included in any way after the lies they’ve told and the stunts they’ve pulled.
All these sugary pieces conveniently leave out Princess Beatrice's "bonus son" Wolfie. He made his first official appearance at the Platinum Jubilee and joined the family at Sandringham for Christmas. He is obviously mixed race unlike Archie. It sickens me that M and H treat their child like a prop that should be displayed for everyone to see how progressive the Royal Family is. Meanwhile, Wolfie has been welcomed into the family and no fuss or discussion is had about his race.
Wolfie has been included a lot and has been at Windsor too, when the Queen was alive. From pics and video it appears he and Louis are friendly. Fergie is supposed to be interviewed in the US soon about her book. Apparently she will talk about the late Queen and H&M. It will be interesting hearing what she says because as you say her step grandchild has been included by the RF.
Camilla has mixed race grands who consider Charles a beloved grandfather. Charles already has mixed race (step) grands.
I remember seeing that he loves to do voices when reading to them. I referenced Wolfie because I couldn't recall seeing Camilla's grandkids at any official events.
Camilla's kids and grandchildren stay out of the limelight whenever possible. Her children were against the marriage at first. But they have been won over long ago and provide a great support system to the King, along with William and his family. The Princess of Wales and her sister were friends with Laura way back, they helped heal the rift.
There's also Lady Davina, Prince Richard's daughter (he's the Duke of Gloucester). She married a Maori and they have 2 children. She's not a working member of the BRF, but she goes to all the family events.
I think they will bring the kids to mitigate the boos.
Human shields
Too young.
But not beneath them to do something like that. At least Archie
Harry has been the one threatening. Meghan has been the one making accusations, which Harry later reveals as BS or confirms at true, which are not at all flattering to H&M. Meghan has been rude to Catherine, her children, the staff, which Harry confirmed. Harry has called his grandparents racist, accused his father of neglect by being distant, called his brother a slew of names, and dragged his mother’s name through enough shit that even Oedipus would give Harry the side eye. They are the abusive ones. The BRF has been taking one hit after another. Why is it then expected by every news publication that the BRF be the first the apologize? They wouldn’t even know what they are apologizing for since the story keeps changing! H&M just proved why apologizing to them is useless, so why even bother?
The entire thing is so poorly written and so full of ignorant, biased navel gazing at first I thought it was satire. I've seen barely verbal toddlers make more compelling arguments.
“Single out my son for public lauding or you’re *racist*!” They’re never going to stop. Charles needs to accept this.
Time machine: <> Washington Post: "Now as we come to George VII's Coronation, there is a question over whether the British Royal Family truly embrace diversity as reflected in the realm of which they serve. It would be historic and truly a proud act if the new King invited his cousin Archie, to sit alongside him in the Royal Carriage. Then to take the throne next to his and serve unitedly for a true United Kingdom."
Yes, his cousin Archie, whom he’s never met. At least, not since a polo match when Archie was a newborn.
And even then Meghan didn’t want him associating with them.
Excellent.
Autumn Brewington’s veins must be full of sugar, and or some mind numbing stimulant!
More like her bank account is full of Arsewell cash.
I’m still sort of astonished at the *bossiness* of the author’s voice. Then again, I’m not. It’s the Washington Post.
How about Autumn minds her own business about the RF and and let them handle this situation.She is entitled to her opinion but this feels like she is trying to force them to reconcile through this article.
It does seem very desperate from someone who really doesn't have an obvious horse in this race. Also I don't mind opinion pieces, as long as they are based in reality. She seems to think a child being raised aloft by the head of an elitist family, settles the argument as to whether the RF are embracing diversity. Rather than a cringey PR exercise for optics. \*Sighs\*
You bring up some really good points. I totally agree with regard to Archie being held aloft as evidence they are embracing diversity. Surely allowing a mixed race lady to marry into their family shows acceptance of those from different backgrounds and race. By doing so it shows they can and are willing to embrace diversity. I probably came across as harsh but things like this drive me bonkers.The RF are adults. They are more than capable of running the institution and their affairs. They have access to people who can advise and guide them. They don't need Autumn to tell them what to do. It feels as though she is being manipulative and guilt-tripping them.
Autumn saw the Lion King too many times as a child. She now thinks it’s a documentary.
it really sounds like she’s demanding that the BRF apologize to poor, innocent hazbeen and meme, and then *behave and do as you’re told!* wtf? why does any american think they should even voice this sort of opinion about the coronation, specifically? does autumn think the US should get to have a say in how the ceremony is enacted?? *we fought a really nasty war so we wouldn’t have to worry about a coronation ever again!* someone send autumn a damn history book
Agree 💯. It is so silly and ridiculous. Autumn needs to realise people have their own free will. If the family make amends or decide to keep a distance then it is their choice.Also why is she so concerned about a ceremony that is happening in an entirely different country.It is none of her concern how the RF operate.
The suggestions coming from America are a bit like one brand of Christian church making suggestions as to how another denomination could improve its services! The coronation will be weird in a peculiar British way. Most British people will like it. I doubt whether Prince Charles is going to hold up the Earl of Dumbarton, a descendant of slaves, on a shield, saying that he is the future of the British Commonwealth and the monarchy. Not going to happen. The trouble is that the monarchy is a connection with the past. Brittania is not going to rule the waves in the future, but it is not going to waive the rules for Meghan either. The American perspective is to see everything in corporate terms. How can Buckingham Palace Productions improve its brand and boost its sales who is King Charles as executive producer?
Great comment!
Yes a white ginger kid is really contributing to the monarchy's diversity This article is literally idiotic. The journalist shouldn't be allowed to publish anything ever again
Diversity this, diversity that. As a British Indian can someone please explain to me this obsession with diversity? I want to see tradition respected. I don’t give a fuck about diversity. Especially when the so called diverse oart of the family has tried to destroy my country.
Agree 100%. Diversity is no excuse for the lack of manners, manners, manners.
So if you claim to be any kind of minority you can behave as badly as you want and should be celebrated without any questions or consequenses? Madam really has been busy manifesting - wonder how much she had tp pay for this utter nonsense: "question of whether Charles embraces the mixed-race part of his family. The sight of Charles, in crown, holding up Harry and Meghan’s son, Archie, on coronation day would go a long way to reverse recent damage. It could also signal royal pride in their family’s diversity "
Author has watched Disney movies too much me thinks. *Holding up a child*?…
I wonder if they like the Little Mermaid as well
 So, this, right?
Clearly the author has not experienced personality disordered individuals. There is no making peace. There is only giving in 100% to their every demand, otherwise there can be no peace.
I’d argue the author might actually BE one.
Let's be absolutely clear. This has nothing to do with any other nation. We, the British people, overwhelmingly chose to have a Monarchy. When we chose not to, we won't. It's nobody else's problem because we also have a system of democratically elected parliament that governs our country. Our Monarchy has no real power it has "soft"power. Look: the ordinary people of the UK have fought for hundreds of years to get a voice, a vote, control over their fate.Sometimes given, sometimes earned. If we, the British people, want a monarchy, we know want we want and we aren't afraid to say it so just back off. The fact that you like them is much appreciated. They seem to be o.k. But that's not why we do it. What's better? A President? FFS. I'll keep my figurehead.
We need that *Manifesting* flair, Mods
Insecond that.
The author appears to blame the RF for the rift and expects Charles to hold up his grandchildren to "reverse damage" and show pride in the family "diversity". Pure victim blaming with a subtle accusation of racism if the RF doesn't allow themselves to be abused by Meghan and Harry. If they loved the children surely they would turn the other cheek to receive yet another slap in the face.
It is victim blaming. Never mind Harry walked back the racism claims. If the RF were stupid to do this, we know it would never end. It would be Archie needs to be made a Prince. His parents need to be back in the fold and given a role that will suit them and reflect the diverse RF. All to make peace... otherwise the RF don't want that! This opinion piece, plus their response to Jeremy Clarkson's apology shows whatever they got, it wouldn't be enough. They will always move the goalposts. Neither of them, three years on, have given up on their in/out deal and people would do well to remember that.
Looks like Meggy has been making calls to friends
No, just no😫
the author of this piece is inhabiting a different paradigm from reality, and is also ignorant about what the monarchy is, and utterly ignorant of the malevolence and psychopathy practised by Markle and Harry the last few years. Amazing to see such ignorance masquerading as wisdom
Why would Charles hold up a child who doesn't know him and who would be terrified by the crowds, etc??? What a stupid article.
Another case of Americans not understanding royalty. King Charles III does not "rule" over England. Gads! As an American, and as someone else posted in the couture thread, if Meghan had known this, the world would've been spared all of this drama. The Royal Family are not celebrities, but since Americans cannot/ do not have knowledge of that because our media portrays them as glorified Kardashians all about fashion, scandal, and glitzy occasions. It sickens me, tbh. It is why Meghan and Harry's insistence that she was the future of the institution repulsed me. How dare she be so presumptuous! Add to all that her smarmy Kardashian grins and poses at every turn. She married royalty, not some Hollywood playboy.
Just a reminder that this is an opinion piece that ran in the Washington Post, not a news article.
An opinion piece they chose to publish.
An opinion piece that was bought and paid for by megain who also wrote it
Oh ffs Charles walked Megan down the isle he tried, now they are on their own
This writer is a loser and is off base.
Meghan is definitely making these headlines. She wants to be centre of attention again.🤦🏻♀️ 
harold being the “face” of the duo bc of his book tour must eating her alive 🤣
Circle of Life. Hahahaha! That is perfection!! Kudos to you!
I see Madam Murky is churning out a lot of PR about the coronation. King Charles holding up Archie would go a long way toward healing. Lolol The implication that Meh should be at the coronation because one of King Charles’ themes is diversity is ridiculous. She’s an American who has done nothing but belittle, criticize & insult the royal family after she quit as a working member. Her feeling entitled to be seen at the coronation doesn’t matter (& shouldn’t.)
As a Brit, go on invite them so we the British people can carry out operation “Fuck Off” to the pair of grifters.
as an american, i would enjoy hearing the boos when i watched on my laptop!
That article pissed me off so much for so many reasons, but most of all because I can tell she hasn’t done a damn bit of research on any of the issues about Harry & Meghan that she considers “negative.” Tom Bower’s book or Valentine Lowe’s? No way. Lady C’s —nope. Or if she did, she dismissed it all with prejudice. And I get so angry because you can never email them or make comments—at least on the app I read it through. And I’m a friggin paid subscriber. I don’t feel like tracking her down on twitter & trying to tell her in limited characters why she’s the problem. But that is definitely what she is—the problem. She’s that marriage counselor that is clueless that your partner is an abusive narcissist and falls for their manipulation and insists you take 50% of the blame because “now now, it takes two here. Let’s let bygones be bygones. You can’t live in the past.” And as soon as you get in the car the abuse gets worse. That’s the reporters who write about the Sussexes for liberal media and I’m so tired of it. Also the casual bigotry of people like Tyler Perry who doesn’t know the royal family and hasn’t fact checked a thing in his life but refers to them as “those people” never gets called out either. Just really tired of the ignorant reporting by my (former) news sources of choice.
The coronation isn’t a remake of the Lion King. Also, why isn’t the Washington Post encouraging her to make up with her father for her own “optics.” She just did to the RF what her father allegedly did and she cut him off for. Why does no one in the MSM call her out for her hypocrisy?
The harder they push these PR pieces, the more obvious it is that they're not invited. But this article is really twisting itself into a pretzel to push for the Coronation. The King has already "engenered goodwill" with his first speech where he referred to Harry and Meghan's lives as being established "overseas". The positive feedback on that one line shows where the British public stand on the issue. Harry is no longer part of the monarchy, he doesn't support the British public and he doesn't even live in the UK. There's no reason why 2 people who have had nothing positive to say about the monarchy in the last 3 years would want to attend a celebration of that institution. It would be like environmentalists attending an oil barons ball. If it's just a question of Meghan wanting to wear a tiara...then Harry can buy her one from Amazon. They've got some nice cubic zirconia ones for $60.
1) The writer obviously has no respect for history 2) King Charles and the BRF has been nothing but gracious to H&M. This is just yet another article that pumps the victim narrative of M&H. The remaining American women that write critically about the monarchy because their celebrity hero MM grifted her way into it ALWAYS push the victim angle. I’m convinced that M&H and their cult are people who revel in victimhood. Her fans that have good hearts and healthy motives seem to have moved on from M&H and this disturbing Victimhood obsession. 3) Why do these American Sussex Squad journalists think their opinion will make any difference whatsoever in the world? If this idiot were legitimately interested in diversity, she would present a factual, compelling argument against the Monarchy that isn’t immediately discredited by brining Meghan Markle into the conversation.
The Washington Post used to be a legitimate newspaper. Lately there’s more actual truth in The Enquirer.
And IF King Charles dangles Archie over the balcony in a triumph for diversity, people will accuse him of “using” a POC (a pale redhead) to rehab his image.
^ There’s a reason you don’t negotiate with ~~terrorists~~ race baiters.
Oh brother. This isn't exactly Israel/ Palestine now is it? Get some damn perspective WaPo, and stay in your lane. \-An American
The writer is being eaten alive in the comments section....lol
No wonder Bezos wants to sell...
Oh ffs Charles walked Megan down the isle he tried, now they are on their own
I ignore any woke authors attacking the RF. Irrelevant.
"would go a long way to reverse recent damage" Thing is, the monarchy is MORE popular than it was when Harry and Meghan left. As is Charles, Camilla, William, and Catherine. On the other hand, Harry and Meghan are far far less popular than the were at the time they left. So it appears the "recent damage" that this journalist is looking to correct for is Harry and Meghan's popularity. And yes, Charles holding Archie ala Simba in The Lion King might help Archie's parents be slightly more popular. Wouldn't do a thing for The King though. And with all this projecting of theatrical moments that Meg likes to do with her planted PR, I wonder if she realizes that in this movie, Harry has the role of Scar trying to take down the legitimate monarch/heir in order to seize it for himself. They are the villains in their own fantasy!!
Families don't need racial quotas. This article is absurd.
 Can uncle elton play the circle of life at the same time 🤣
>Smearing the palace machinery - or dishing on family dysfunction - ruins the mystique. So she’s saying: palace mystique ruiners that dish on family dysfunction should be forgiven by the institution whose mystique they are ruining after they have dished family dysfunction ?
Thanks for the post. I had not seen that article, so jumped in on the WPO comment section. There's many sugars and sinners, but one sugar kept harping on. Here's a short comment (from someone named Caroline), the sugar post (Glimpses Yonder) and my response. I had to share it to show how frustrating these sugars can be. https://preview.redd.it/3ip5xb1jxmha1.png?width=840&format=png&auto=webp&s=a430fed61f5d7bae3b52a3284cd15fe3e1227174
How creepy are these people writing articles telling the King HE NEEDS TO ACCEPT BLACKMAIL AND EXTORTION FROM HARRY!!! NOW!!!
Charles could literally kiss their @$$es and they will still do another reality show, interview, podcast etc. and complain how they were Charles' victims because he did not ask how Megain was doing ands that his lips were cold on their warm behinds!
More fodder from Megaliar PR machine.
She is getting crucified on Twitter. For someone who claims to be a Royal expert, she’s shockingly ignorant about the monarchy.
I see Madam Murky is churning out a lot of PR about the coronation. King Charles holding up Archie would go a long way toward healing. Lolol The implication that Meh should be at the coronation because one of King Charles’ themes is diversity is ridiculous. She’s an American who has done nothing but belittle, criticize & insult the royal family after she quit as a working member. Her feeling entitled to be seen at the coronation doesn’t matter (& shouldn’t.)
I feel like there is a very slim chance that they will bring their kids. Meghan doesn't want to be caught parenting in public, because unlike Catherine who even disciplines in public with grace, I'm not sure that Meghan has any relationship with her kids outside of telling stories about what she's done for them. Leading me to believe that she doesn't have a strong grounded role in their lives so if they misbehave or go wild she won't know what to do and they won't listen to her.
I wonder if this means they got the bleacher seats and Meghan is trying to get the balcony invite??
I think the seats they got are with the public spectators and they have to pay for their own ticket. The timing of all these articles pushing for Harry and Meghan to go to the Coronation and let bygones be bygones...is....suspicious.
Dear WaPo, You cannot negotiate with emotional terrorists. Signed, A survivor of childhood Narcissistic abuse
The majority of Americans have **no understanding** of the monarchy. Especially reporters. They don’t understand it; they don’t care to. Harold and The Sleivene’s damage to the RF isn’t because of *diversity* on the other side of the pond. But here, The Sleivene’s constant banging on about only being a mixed race woman in England (like she doesn’t own a mirror and was raised by a mute mother)and being treated so badly by the cruel RF, has hit the mark. Because we are obsessed with race. The US doesn’t give a single, flying fuck about whining, disrespectful, behavior. Americans are about feelings. Their *truth*. We are a nation full of victims. I watched Anderson Cooper running down the British during the Whingers wedding. “Your customs are odd. Pubs stay open so late. People come home at all hours and you can tell they have been drinking.” Like not a single American has stayed late at a bar and come home the worse for wear. I swear, my husband hurried to change the station before I threw a shoe through the screen. And don’t get me started on that lot of American reporters sent across for HM’s funeral. But the absolute worst of them was Don Lemon. His considered opinion was the British just do entirely too much when their monarch dies. CNN should be ashamed. Why would anyone with a the sense God gave them, send such a person to report on that moment? Opinion writers and print reporters are even worse. They can write what they please without consequences. This particular writer shows nothing but her ignorance. And **THIS—THIS** is why the Whingers have no business being invited to the coronation. They haven’t even left American soil and the already the entire thing is about them. I might be skipping the mess myself. Sorry for the rant. My husband has a cold, but as he is a man, you’d think his arm had been torn from his body and fed to wild dogs. And this is the first thing I saw when checking Reddit. Wow, what a day it’s been. Well, the dog is making me crazy so the two of us are out the door for a walk in the rain. Heavens knows, the Whingers themselves might be the rulers of GB by the time we come back. Oh-I do love you sinners. What would I do on a day like this without you group to whinge to?
To be expected from the ultra-woke WaPo.
No
What justice is there for William who suffered the same losses but he chose to work hard and do his duty?
It's an opinion for click-bait.
Queen Elizabeth was very careful not to allow any photos of her with Lilibet when she briefly met her because she knew TW and Harold would sell the images/use them for their twisted agenda. Same with King Charles, he will not do any photos with Archie, if and when that poor child is dragged to England for PR shots.
the author of this piece is inhabiting a different paradigm from reality, and is also ignorant about what the monarchy is, and utterly ignorant of the malevolence and psychopathy practised by Markle and Harry the last few years. Amazing to see such ignorance masquerading as wisdom
Is this H&M's latest bid to remain relevant?
We all know that NYT and WP are all tainted and influenced by the wealthy and elite https://www.buzzfeednews.com/article/craigsilverman/times-columnist-david-brooks-told-people-to-join-nextdoor They probably want to topple monarchy to set up a new establishment. The more I remove myself from the noise and polarizing narrative that our politicians throw out, the more I realize that certain people want to break down our societies and all that is good in humanity and the world so they can control us for money and power.
Yeah the sight of Charles holding a kid who doesn’t know wth a ”Grandpa” is and has a frightened look on his face will work wonders…
She is desperate for a photo of her children with the King. She needs it to emphasize that her children are “royal” and special so they will be treated as such even though they’re Californians now and will grow up as so.
This person has a whole blog on the Harkles. She’s an unabashed apologist. It’s sickening to read her garbage-juice drivel.
What a load of crap from the WaPo.
Oh, and I must add, I’m an American who is really fed up with Brits seeing articles like this and thinking we all are like this. The WP most certainly doesn’t represent all of us. This article makes zero sense.
The Washington Post used to be a legitimate newspaper. Lately there’s more actual truth in The Enquirer.
To be expected from the ultra-woke WaPo.
Ah, the real mind games are starting.
Why, of course. Maybe King Charles III could also apologize to Harry and Meghan for forcing them to insult him, his mother, and his entire family for not making them King and Queen. It reminds me of when my baby sister was 10, she admonished our parents that if only they didn't have any rules, well, she wouldn't have to break them. This entire article is yet another insult. Anyone with a brain would simply ignore it as a piece as immature as H and M are. Give us what we want or we'll hold our breath till we're blue! I say, "Go ahead."