There are a few items of Sussex Gossip we wanted to go over – What was supposed to be our day off ended up becoming yet another Sussex spew fest. Yes, we know we could’ve done it on Monday, but we wanted to get it over the done with which is why we’re doing this now. The reason we’re doing this post is that the tidbits we’ve found aren’t worth full posts on their own.
So, the pieces of Sussex gossip we’re going to cover in this post are:
- The half-in, half-out plan.
- Harry’s Jubilee security.
- Prince and Princess of Edinburgh???
Half-In, Half-Out… Yeah, Isn’t Going To Happen
So, when Megxit (sorry, it’s not racist or misogynistic) was announced, the Sussexes announced they were going to be half-in, half-out. However, the Queen put her foot down and said, “No, you’re not. You are either in or you’re out. You can’t come in and out when it suits you.” If we remember correctly, someone tried this before, and when it didn’t work, Her Majesty proclaimed no one else would do this.
According to Natalie Oliveri of Nine Honey, when Charles becomes King, the Sussexes want to do what they wanted originally with the six months in the States and six months in the UK. Now, we all know the Prince of Wales loves his sons. However, he is also traditional and will want to preserve his mother’s legacy. After all, 70 years is a long time to reign.
Also, Charles has a notorious soft spot for Harry. If Harry pushes his father, he could potentially give in to his demands of being half-in, half-out. However, if he wants the monarchy to survive past him, he will listen to what the public wants. There is already unease at what will happen when he does become monarch, especially after the grief of the Diana dilemma. While the public has warmed to Camilla, they respect her, but they don’t fall over themselves for her.
In Our Opinion – Sussex Gossip #1
We stand by the Queen’s decision to turn down the Sussexes’ demand to be working royals half of the time. Anyone with a brain knows this does not work. Also, Meghan claimed to Oprah other members of the family did this. No, there aren’t. What she was talking about was what the Queen’s cousins do.
Her Majesty’s cousins, Prince Michael of Kent, Princess Alexandra, and Prince Richard, the Duke of Kent, are minor royals who occasionally represent the Queen. There’s a reason for this. When The Queen’s children were young, there were minor royals over 18 who could represent the monarchy. This is where Michael, Alexandra, and Richard all came into play. Since they were over 18, they were made working royals. This didn’t change after Charles, Anne, Andrew, and Edward came of age. Their children will not inherit their positions.
Also, Meghan believes that Beatrice and Eugenie had the same setup as their grandmother’s cousins. They don’t. The York sisters have full-time jobs and don’t represent their grandmother.
Harry And The Temporary Security
So, Markle News on Instagram has posted a juicy morsel that Harry will receive security in the UK, but only during the Platinum Jubilee. For anyone who mightn’t know about what is going on, the former royal is demanding he have the same security perks he had when he was a working royal. To top it off, he claims he wants to take his children to see his family, but it is “too dangerous” to do so. We’ve spoken about how the threat he and Meghan could absurdly see is the followers of three YouTubers in the UK.
Now, Harry wants his Internationally Protected Persons status reinstated. When Harry and Meghan worked for his grandmother, they were deemed ‘diplomats’ given who they worked for. However, when they quit, all the security and perks were stripped, which they weren’t too happy about, Well that’s what happens when you leave a job. You don’t get to keep the perks while no longer working there. it should also be noted that he would be protected depending on the case. So, if he wanted private security in the UK, he wouldn’t get it, but he would in a public capacity such as the Platinum Jubilee.
In Our Opinion – Sussex Gossip #2
Harry doesn’t need security. He has managed to walk around the crime-riddled streets of California for the last two years without it. They show up to events without it, and yet, they need it at home? How does that work? Real celebrities don’t have bodyguards flanking them everywhere they go. We’re beginning to think that Harry’s paranoia of being hunted by people has kicked in, and Meghan is doing nothing to help him.
They knew that the consequences were going to be if they left, and they accepted them back. Moreover, they have to face that they made their decision and have to deal with it.
Harry and Meghan, Prince and Princess of Edinburgh???
Our final piece of Sussex Gossip is something we saw on Twitter. A well-known Twitter user named Luca posted the following:
We’ve chosen to screenshot it rather than linking it because it’s easier for you, dear reader. Anyway, Luca’s intel is usually on point. Now, what he says is that when Prince Philip died last April, the Sussexes allegedly demanded that the Queen create a unique title specifically for them where they wanted to be the Prince and Princess of Edinburgh.
Now, we want to point a couple of things out here. First off, there is no “Prince and Princess of Edinburgh.” As you can see in the second tweet above, Luca says they [the Sussexes] weren’t confused and didn’t want the Dukedom of Edinburgh. Hopefully, Charles will do the right thing and bestow the title upon his youngest brother, Prince Edward, and sister-in-law, Sophie. The second point we want to make is we’re not sure whether we believe it. It’s too outlandish even for the Sussexes. Though, there are stranger rumours out there.
If this is true, we need to think about the reason behind this outrageous demand. It’s an easy one. Harry and Meghan want to be seen on the same level as William and Catherine when they become the Prince and Princess of Wales.
In Our Opinion – Sussex Gossip #3
To conclude this post, we want to say that Harry and Meghan – if they did demand the Queen create a title for them – are only grasping at straws. Her Majesty isn’t going to create a new title for them. Especially when they did an interview as her beloved husband of seventy-three years was told he only had weeks to live. It was this same “tell-all” where they called the entire family racist without naming names. They also threw Catherine to the wolves. Ultimately, this led to William having to attend her engagement to shield her from the press.
The Queen also isn’t at liberty of creating titles. Titles that are granted were already created and had gone defunct. Not to mention, what is the point of granting them new titles when they don’t reside in the UK anymore and have done nothing for the monarchy?
