Thank you @CNN @PamelaBrownCNN - talking #HarryandMeghan. We don’t know what will be said with @Oprah. But the facts don’t look good: a Black woman married into the RF & then comes sexism & racism. #Meghan did what other royal women did -but she got attacked.
Lots of coverage saying interview will be damaging. Point is, what went on in 2018/19 was damaging - prejudice, racism (inc mass meltdown over Frogmore) and they had to leave. Whether she speaks about unfair coverage or not (I expect so), it is the case. #HarryandMeghanonOprah
And as I said, of course everyone must be heard about the workplace - this is vital. But where was the immediate investigation into 2019 Mail story on Andrew shouting and poss physically threatening an aide? Stories on other royals shouting too. Let alone on Andrew’s behaviour.
(Sorry pic is just of me, I can’t see anything when I dial in).
The timing, how couched as ‘hitting back’ at interview - when we still don’t know what #HarryandMeghan said to Oprah. Recalling the ‘Angry/Difficult Black woman’ trope.
And arguments Harry sd lose place in succession, even citizenship. Meanwhile Andrew keeps military titles. Hmm
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Thanks for spotting me on @BBCBreakfast - as I said, Harry and Meghan are a great loss to the RF - and we have to look at ourselves as a country, the racism against Meghan has been relentless. We think people who marry into the RF are our dolls to torment.
I also said that I think the half in /half out model is the future for the younger siblings, as in the Euro royals. It will happen eventually. It could have worked now. The Mayhew said that their Sussex Xmas card reached 250 mil - that star power has been lost to the RF and UK.
The thing is that whatever Harry and Meghan do - even a zoom call to a local poetry group - gets huge coverage. When it does, we call them attention seeking. We are obsessed by them - and we punish them for our obsession with them.
Cannot express how much grief I got over this photo. I think I left it on Twitter but removed from Instagram as the stuff towards my followers was just too abusive. It was a FACT. The balloon was flying. But the anger directed towards those reporting on Trump was madness.
I’ve reported /commented on Trump’s visits for CNN and others and done some general commentary on him. And I have been stunned at the level of abuse you get for simply reporting a fact.
'The first woman of colour to marry into the royal family and she's been chased out'. One year since #HarryandMeghan requested a model of part-time royal working. It could have worked - well. But instead the plan and the Sussexes were torn apart. And now we've lost them.
There was misogynoir before the wedding and it surged afterwards. And there became a mass hysteria over the '2.4 million' on Frogmore - when all royals live in Crown properties renovated by the Crown and no one seeemed to mind before.
All those who marry into the royal family have a hard time but with #Meghan, racism was off the scale. Attacks for wearing dark nail varnish and even liking avocados. Prince Harry said he feared her falling 'victim to the same powerful forces' as his mother. Still, on it went.
It’s been a terrible year for everything but wonderful books have been published. So so many I loved, here are a few tweets of some of my favourites: Olivette Otele, @analuciaraujo_@EJBrand@cspencer1508
My lockdown walking chum Otis says hello! Now THIS is what I call a terrier!! Not sure he likes having his photo taken though...
I must say, I had never realised how many people TALK to you while you are out with a dog - you dog walkers are a sociable bunch!!!
And then we get invited to impromptu dog parties in the park. I have lived in this area for 10 years and had NO IDEA about all the Dog Subculture going on all around..!!