Oh hey, some late-Friday breaking news: Buckingham Palace has confirmed that Prince Harry and The Duchess of Sussex will stop using “Sussex Royal” in the Spring after their official exit date. The DM reported this earlier this week, and we now have official confirmation. A Buckingham Palace spokesperson says: While The Duke and Duchess are […]
Harry & Meghan announce last official engagements
After BP’s last press release and Harry’s goodbye speech, it’s been pretty quiet on the Sussexit front, except for a bunch of junk that’s not been substantiated so I’ve ignored it. But today BP confirmed more details of the exit plan: when it will officially take place, and Prince Harry‘s and The Duchess of Sussex‘s […]
Harry threatens press over pap photos of Meghan
Three days in to Prince Harry and the Duchess of Sussex‘s official pull back from royal duties Harry started threatening the press again. Meghan has been papped several times since returning to Canada, and so has the house they are staying at, so Harry issued a threat to the British press to stop publishing pap […]
Harry speaks about decision to step back from royal life
Prince Harry (usage of ‘Harry, Duke of Sussex’ doesn’t start until Spring, right?) attended a dinner for supporters of Sentebale in London tonight, January 19, at which he gave a speech explaining in his own words what has happened over the last couple weeks. Harry’s speech is half about the exit drama and half about […]
Harry & Meghan to drop HRH, no longer perform royal duties
Buckingham Palace has released a statement on Prince Harry and the Duchess of Sussex‘s future plans. The statement from The Queen: Following many months of conversations and more recent discussions, I am pleased that together we have found a constructive and supportive way forward for my grandson and his family. Harry, Meghan and Archie will […]
BP: Sandringham meeting was constructive
Today, January 13, The Queen held a meeting at Sandringham with Prince Charles, Prince William, and Prince Harry to discuss Harry’s and The Duchess of Sussex‘s announcement that they want to step back from being senior royals. Afterward, Buckingham Palace released a statement on the meeting and the “period of transition” as everything is resolved. […]
Opinion: Harry & Meghan dismantling trust in the press
In addition to their announcement of their proposed new working model and their outline of their funding, Prince Harry and The Duchess of Sussex released a proposed new media strategy which involves removing themselves from the Royal Rota. In my opinion, this is another step on a road Harry and Meghan are walking to dismantle […]
Meghan flies back to Canada
There is so much media coverage of Prince Harry and The Duchess of Sussex‘s Wednesday announcement that I literally don’t have time to keep up. But there is one aspect that I do want to cover: Meghan flew back to Canada yesterday because she left Archie in Canada. Omid Scobie at Harper’s Bazaar reported on […]
Opinion: Harry & Meghan can’t be public servants & commercial entities
I have a bad feeling about this. Yesterday, Prince Harry and The Duchess of Sussex announced plans to step back from being senior members of the royal family and instead become “members of the Royal Family with financial independence”, whatever that means. Buckingham Palace then released a statement making it clear nothing has been officially […]
Harry & Meghan step back from being senior royals
Prince Harry and The Duchess of Sussex have, this afternoon, announced they are stepping back from being senior members of the royal family, and will transition to being “members of the Royal Family with financial independence”. In their official statement, the couple said: After many months of reflection and internal discussions, we have chosen to […]