Someone in spaces asked why the British Govt & Royal Family care about their reputations abroad. The answer is always MONEY! Money & the CommonWealth
"The time has come to fully leave our colonial past behind"
~Barbados GG, Mason
A thread on how racism claims are a BIG DEAL
With Brexit, the only sphere of influence the UK Govt has, is in the CW and this is held together by the Monarchy.
Without favourable EU tarrifs, the UK turns to commonwealth countries.
With Barbados gone and Jamaica and Belize rumoured to be next, the racisms claims mean a lot.
The British Monarchy isn't a benign apolitical institution. The UK on its own, is a small island without significant resources & depends on it's former colonies more that we are aware of. In Kenya for example we have military bases and one sided trade deals that favor the UK.
Like it or not commonwealth countries still have a parasitic relationship with the UK, and all shrouded by the Royal Family.
Cheap imports flood a lot of markets while making it difficult for locals to export to the UK.
This connection to the CW is why a country can be in the middle of a Pandemic and send flowers to the UK 🤦🏾♀️, only for the UK to bring a deadly strain into the country and then ban the people from travelling because of said strain.
The ban was mostly to black & brown countries.
But things are changing.This article from Kenya shows how the racism within the Royal Family has been exposed.
The racist treatment of Meghan Markle has struck a nerve and reopened the wounds inflicted on black people by the Empire in the name of the Queen and Monarch.
The aftermath of Brexit brought people like Farage to our screens and are associated with xenophobia.
So when #PrinceWilliam and Piss Moron claim the RF is 'very much not a racist family' , no one is buying it.
So when the commonwealth, made up of 70% black people sees how Meghan Markle, the first biracial senior member of the RF is treated. The echos of colonialism and it's treatment of POC gets louder.
The UK's dwindling influence is seen when Barbados didn't even inform them.
If that connection between the UK and the commonwealth is broken, the fiscal implications for the UK government are enormous. Because of Brexit and Without the EU, the only ones left are the commonwealth countries. #AbolishTheCommonwealth
That's why they care about the Royal Family's reputation in the CW. The RF holds together the CW making it financially advantageous to the UK Govt.
Brexit has exposed the UK'S economic weakness. They are even running out of chicken at the KFC. They can't afford to lose the CW.
Here is our monthly review of what Prince Harry and Princess Meghan, The Duke and Duchess of Sussex were up to during the month of February.
From Netflix announcements, Invictus Games in Canada, NFL Honors and a relaunch of .
#HarryandMeghan Sussex.com
Feb1.
We started the month with Netflix content manager announcing during a press event that Harry and Meghan's Archewell Productions were working on Scripted series, Two unscripted shows and a Movie for Netflix.
#Archewell
Not-for-profit organisation Travalyst, a global coalition of some of the biggest brands in travel and technology, is launching an initiative to acknowledge sustainability certification bodies within the accommodation sector.
People who have bought into the press narrative around Prince Harry & haven't been paying attention to what he has been doing are the only ones surprised with how impressive he was on the witness stand.
Archewell
Invictus Games
Sentebale
Travalyst
CIO BetterUp
Aspen inst
Veteran
At the Age of 19 #PrinceHarry and Prince Seeiso Founded Sentebale in 2006 following Prince Harry's gap year in Lesotho in 2004. The charity is in honor both their mothers
Sentebale helps the most vulnerable children in Lesotho, Botswana & Malawi get the support they need.
Prince Harry a 10yr military veteran inspired by the US Warrior Games, founded the Invictus Games which first took place in 2014.
The games harness the power of sport to inspire recovery, support rehabilitation & generate a wider understanding & respect for wounded Veterans💛🖤
Milly Dowler was a 13yr old school girl who was murdered. UK tabloid journalists and PIs hacked into her phone which led her parents to believe she was still alive and giving them false hope.
100 individuals, and not just Prince Harry are suing The Mirror for similar practices.
Not only do tabloids hack phones, they also place tracking devices on cars and access Bank & health records. They not only target celebrities, but ordinary people, many of whom still don't know they have been targets. #PrinceHarryVsMNG could potentially expose alot more.
These tactics by the UK press aren't just about stories. In the Milly case for example, Journalists deleted messages to free up space which potentially tampered with evidence.
The Mirror has already settled £100M out of court. Prince Harry's goal is to go to trial & expose them.
"Prince Harry to appear in court for his phone hacking lawsuit against The Mirror Group. Harry is not the only claimant. More than 100 other people are suing the Mirror Group, including ex-footballer and TV presenter Ian Wright,Cheryl Cole, and the George Michael estate."
While other royals have kept out of court in fear of their secrets being exposed. Harry brilliantly released his memoir Spare, where millions can read his story & the tabloids have nothing to blackmail him with.
Prince William having secretly received millions from Rupert Murdoch
It's not only celebrities who've been hacked by British tabloids. They also hacked the cell phone of a dead teenage girl
"But if a judge rules in favour, and effectively says a lot of people still don’t know that they’ve been victims, this could roll on for many years to come.”
In her continued support for other women, Meghan provided funds to the following orgs to support adolescent girls, provide therapy for women of color and support women journalist...
Girl Inc
Girls who Code
Paid Leave
The 19th News
The Loveland Foundation
Women for Afghanistan