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Sneederbunk

(17,640 posts)
1. The Prince's funeral is about to be over-shadowed by the Harry/Meghan saga.
Fri Apr 9, 2021, 01:14 PM
Apr 2021

Will they come to the funeral? How will they be treated, etc.,etc.

 

Treefrog

(4,170 posts)
2. I hope they don't go. I also hope he wasn't aware of all their shenanigans in his final days.
Fri Apr 9, 2021, 01:20 PM
Apr 2021

No comment on Meghan, but for Harry to cause pain to his great-grandfather (and great-grandmother) when he was so clearly close to death was unconscionable. He’ll realize this one day.

Baltimike

(4,441 posts)
4. The Queen and the Duke of Edinburg are Harry's grandparents, not his great grandparents nt
Fri Apr 9, 2021, 01:25 PM
Apr 2021
 

Treefrog

(4,170 posts)
5. I stand corrected. I was thinking of Archie.
Fri Apr 9, 2021, 01:27 PM
Apr 2021

That makes it even worse in my opinion. I’d give anything to have any of my grandparents back.

PortTack

(35,824 posts)
3. We Americans need to rein in any speculation and stop with the nonsense
Fri Apr 9, 2021, 01:22 PM
Apr 2021

The Brits mostly love the royals, leave them alone

Srkdqltr

(9,941 posts)
6. I don't understand. He's 99 I doubt anything Megan and
Fri Apr 9, 2021, 02:03 PM
Apr 2021

Harry did caused his death. According to news reports he has been Ill for a while. I doubt whatever grandkids do with their lives would kill prince Philip or anyone else. That is nonsense.

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Boomerproud

(9,363 posts)
11. All those things will likely happen at the funeral because
Fri Apr 9, 2021, 03:04 PM
Apr 2021

of the media, not Harry and Meaghan.

 

Treefrog

(4,170 posts)
13. I don't for a minute think his death was caused by the
Fri Apr 9, 2021, 04:26 PM
Apr 2021

ungrateful gits. But I can imagine it caused him sadness for his wife of seven decades. He would worry for her to the end, I’m quite sure.

Politicub

(12,335 posts)
10. Meghan is used by right-wing media as a way to openly express racism.
Fri Apr 9, 2021, 03:01 PM
Apr 2021

The Royal Family has been cast as a font of divine whiteness. Meghan is a convenient excuse for racists to commiserate about her gall in defiling whiteness itself.

They are using her body and words to push their racist agendas. The right is the audience.

uponit7771

(93,532 posts)
12. lol ... an Oprah Winfrey interview gave someone a heart attack !? REALLY ?! These people are stupid
Fri Apr 9, 2021, 03:06 PM
Apr 2021

... and trying to impress people with how stupid they are.

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